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Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. Discourse about water and power in the modern era have largely focused on human power over water: who gets to own and control a limited resource that has incredible economic potential. As a result, discussion of water, even in the humanities, has traditionally focused on fresh water for human use. Today, climate extremes from drought to flooding are forcing humanities scholars to reimagine water discourse. This volume exemplifies how interdisciplinary cultural approaches can transform water conversations. The manuscript is organized into three emergent themes in water studies: agency of water, fluid identities, and cultural currencies. The first section deals with the properties of water and the ways in which water challenges human plans for control. The second section explores how water (or lack of it) shapes human collective and individual identities. The third engages notions of value and c
Trade Review"A wonderful, pioneering, and thought-provoking book for the new research field of hydrohumanities.
Hydrohumanities will help people understand our past better and offer many insightful suggestions to current and future aquatic problems humans may likely encounter." * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews *
