Command of the Waters: Iron Triangles, Federal Water Development, and Indian Water

by Daniel McCool

Book Overview

Much has been written about legal questions surrounding Indian water rights; this book now places them in the political framework that also includes water development. McCool analyzes the two conflicting doctrines relating to water use--one based on federal case law governing the rights of Indians on reservations, the other sanctioned by legislation and applied to non-Indians--based on the iron triangles of bureaucrats, legislators, and interest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816515026
• ISBN13: 9780816515028
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"