America's fight over water the environmental and political effects of large-scale water systems - Wehr, Kevin, 1972-; ProQuest (Firm) (New York : Routledge, 2004)
The fight over water in the American West -- Political and environmental sociology: the dialectic of society and nature -- Water in the American West -- In the beginning there was Boulder: a natural menace becomes a natural resource -- Grand Coulee: "mightiest thing ever built by man" -- Glen Canyon: last of the high dams -- DamNation: controlling the waters, civilizing the wilderness.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Water resources development -- Political aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Case studies; Water resources development -- Social aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Case studies; Water resources development -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Case studies; Glen Canyon Dam (Ariz.); Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.); Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.); Electronic books