In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings

by James C. Scott

James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profit

Rivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even murdered.

It is the annual flood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300278497
• ISBN13: 9780300278491
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 248 Pages