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The Circuit of Life Water and Water Reservoirs in Pre-modern India
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The problem of water availability was a pivotal facet of daily life, particularly in urban areas, where it had to be made perennially obtainable in large quantities as mentioned in this paper, thus, apart from river water, a...Abstract:
The problem of water availability was a pivotal facet of daily life, particularly in urban areas, where it had to be made perennially obtainable in large quantities. Thus, apart from river water, a...read more
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The rule of water: Statecraft, ecology and collective action in South India
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From source to sink ‘Official’ and ‘improved’ water in Delhi, 1868–1956
TL;DR: This article examines the making of a modern colonial city through the rhetoric of ‘improvement’ and ‘progress’ in relation to water, and hopes to build upon a rich tradition of writings on urban water, its modernisation as also its location within a colonial regime.
Drinking-Water and drinking water: Trajectories of Provision and Consumption in the UK, Taiwan and Delhi
TL;DR: In many advanced economies, water is one of the most taken-for-granted and "ordinary" objects of consumption as mentioned in this paper, and there are significant inequalities in rights over this most basic resource, especially water fit for drinking.
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The Rule of Water: Statecraft, Ecology, and Collective Action in South India
TL;DR: This paper explored the changing ecology, political significance and cultural meaning of water in south India, focusing on the ancient and complex 'tank' irrigation systems of a coastal plains region, and developed an account of the interplay between social and political organization and the ecology of water flows.
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A history of private life
Philippe Ariès,Georges Duby +1 more
TL;DR: A history of private life in ancient Rome, Byzantium, and Western Europe in the early Middle Ages is described in this article, where the hidden history of intimate life in the ancient world is illuminated.
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Scientific Empire and Imperial Science: Colonialism and Irrigation Technology in the Indus Basin
TL;DR: The history of irrigation in India, where the British built large new irrigation works to increase colonial revenues and expand commercial production, provides a dramatic illustration of the relationship between science and colonial rule.