Delta : The Perils, Profits and Politics of Water in South and Southeast Asia (Paperback) - The Perils, Profits and Politics of Water in South and Southeast Asia

Giver and taker of life; essential element of all existence and untameable destroyer; spiritual expression of purity and contaminated purveyor of affliction; bringer of blessings and of tragedy; agent of social, economic and political discord. Water is all of these things - and abundantly so in the great deltas of South and Southeast Asia, the focus of this troubling but pertinent study. Daniel Schwartz''s photographs show the reality of life - and death - in this impoverished yet immensely resourceful part of the world. Supporting Schwartz''s poignant images are documents, drawn from a wide range of authoritative sources, throwing light on a region of enormous untapped potential. Shaking off a long history of isolation, obscurity and conflict, this is an area whose time has finally come. Statements of reality, direct and unadorned, these photographs are a declaration of hope for the deltas.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Schwartz
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780500284919
• ISBN: 978-0-500-28491-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 1040 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art