Running Fast: Rain, Rivers, Shores, Seas and the Shaping of Asian History

About This Novel

Asia's history is a history shaped by its waters. In Running Away: Rains, Rivers, Shores, Seas, and the Shaping of Asia's History, historian Sunil Amrith re-examines Asia's history through the stories of Asia's rains, rivers, coasts, and oceans, and the weather observers, engineers, and farmers who sought to control them. From an Indian perspective, he shows how dreams and fears about water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, inspired efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and reversed tensions within and outside the country, offering new perspectives and inspiration for readers to think about the course of Asian history.

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