Rivers of Eden: The Struggle for Water and the Quest for Peace in the Middle East

by Daniel Hillel and Daniel J. Hillel

Book Overview

After years of discord, peace in the Middle East now seems close at hand. But the hope of a settlement stands on much shakier ground than the participants suspect, says scientist Daniel Hillel. What they don't see, and what most observers overlook, is that the severely wounded environment of the region threatens to undercut any long-lasting accord. The widespread destruction of vegetation and natural habitats, the erosion of uplands, the desertification...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195080688
• ISBN13: 9780195080681
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"