Water, power and politics in the Middle East : the other Israeli-Palestinian conflict /
Jan Selby.
- xi, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-264) and index.
pt. 1. Theoretical and Historical Contexts -- 1. Explaining Water Crisis: Ecological, Technical and Political Discourses -- 2. Explaining Water Conflict in the Jordan Basin: Beyond the Realist-Liberal Orthodoxy -- 3. The West Bank Under Occupation: Technologies, Policies and Power -- pt. 2. The Oslo Period -- 4. Dressing Up Domination as Co-operation -- 5. Excursus: The Case of the Eastern Aquifer -- 6. Explaining Oslo -- 7. Administering Water Under Oslo -- 8. The Arts of Getting By.
"Intended for specialists and non-specialists alike, this work presents both a controversial and critical account of the Israeli-Palestinian question, and a highly original approach to the study of environmental conflicts. It will form essential reading for scholars and practitioners in Middle East studies, water policy, environmental management and politics and international relations."--Jacket.