Title Water and power : the politics of a scarce resource in the Jordan River basin / Miriam R. Lowi

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Description xix, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Series Cambridge Middle East library ; 31 Cambridge Middle East library ; 31 Contents Machine derived contents note: l. Introduction: conflict and cooperation in international river basins -- Part I. RIPARIAN DILEMMAS: 2. The environment of conflict in the Jordan basin -- 3. Riparian disputes compared -- Part II. THE JORDAN WATERS CONFLICT: 4. The Johnston mission to the Middle East (l953-l956) -- 5. Perception and misperception: the Jordan waters crisis (l964) and the onset of war -- Part III. THE JORDAN BASIN SINCE l967: 6. Water and development in Israel and Jordan -- 7. Riparian relations and the perception of conflict -- 8. Riparian disputes since l967 -- 9. Conclusion: the conduct of riparian disputes and the potential for cooperation in international river basins Analysis Middle East Water supply Middle East Water supply Middle East Water supply Notes Bibliography: p271-285. - Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-285) and index Subject Jewish-Arab relations. Riparian rights -- Jordan River Region Water resources development -- Jordan River Region -- International cooperation Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Middle East. LC no. 92038277 ISBN 0521431646 (hardback)

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