University Press of America
Pages: 198
Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-7618-0204-4 • Hardback • January 1996 • $82.00 • (£63.00)
Sidky's book is essential reading for everyone who has an opinion about the relevance of Wittfogel's hydroagricultural and hydraulic theories for understanding the role of irrigation and state formation...remarkable...
— Marvin Harris, University of Florida
...a valuable insight into the human ecology of this remote area.
— T. J. Wilkinson, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
...a valuable insight into the human ecology of this remote area.
— T. J. Wilkinson, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Sidky's book is essential reading for everyone who has an opinion about the relevance of Wittfogel's hydroagricultural and hydraulic theories for understanding the role of irrigation and state formation...remarkable...
— Marvin Harris, University of Florida