The Water Kingdom

“A rewarding read” this political, social and cultural history of water management in China “puts water beautifully back at the heart of China’s story” ( Economist ). From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. In The Water Kingdom , renowned writer Philip Ball opens that window to offer an epic and powerful new way of thinking about Chinese civilization. Water, Ball shows, is a key that unlocks much