Format:
1 online resource (586 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781780401041
Content:
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of authors -- List of reviewers -- Prolegomena: The evolution of water supply throughout the millennia -- Chapter 1: Ancient gods and goddesses of water -- 1.1. Introduction: Mythology, Gods and Goddesses -- 1.2. Ancient Mesopotamian Mythology -- 1.3. Ancient Egypt Mythology -- 1.4. The Bronze era -- 1.5. Greek Mythology -- 1.5.1. Olympian gods and goddesses -- 1.5.2. Zeus or Poseidon of rain -- 1.5.3. Nymphs -- 1.6. Roman Mythology -- 1.7. Celtic Mythology -- 1.8. Hindu/Vedic Mythology -- 1.9. Ancient Mesoamerica -- 1.9.1. The Aztecs -- 1.9.2. The Maya -- 1.9.3. The Inca -- 1.10. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Water for human consumption through history -- 2.1. Prolegomena -- 2.2. Neolithic Age -- 2.3. Bronze Age -- 2.4. After the Bronze Age (Iron Age) -- 2.5. Archaic and Classical Greek Periods -- 2.6. Hellenistic Greek Period -- 2.7. Roman Period -- 2.7.1. Roman water supply systems -- 2.7.2. Water consumption -- 2.8. Byzantine Period -- 2.9. Ottoman Period (ca. 1669−1898 AD) -- 2.10. Modern Times -- 2.10.1. 17th century -- 2.10.2. 18th century -- 2.10.3. 19th century -- 2.10.4. 20th century -- 2.11. Epilogue -- References -- Chapter 3: History of water and health -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Thoughts on Waterborne Disease Throughout History -- 3.2.1. The faecal-oral cycle -- 3.2.2. A brief history of disease and water -- 3.2.3. The language of infectious disease -- 3.3. Evidence of Water-Related Disease in Egyptian Mummies -- 3.3.1. The influence of The Nile -- 3.3.2. Life of the Schistosoma -- 3.3.3. A history of mummification -- 3.3.4. Examining the mummies -- 3.4. The Plague of Athens: A Waterborne Disease Story -- 3.5. Water, Disease and Death in the American Civil War: 1861−1866 -- 3.6. Arsenic Exposure in Bangladesh: "Safe" DrinkingWater Solutions.
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ISBN 9781843395409
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781843395409
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
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