Water and Conflict in the Middle East

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Water and Conflict in the Middle East is written by Marcus Dubois King and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197566855 (ISBN 10) and 9780197566855 (ISBN 13).

This volume explores the role of water in the Middle East's current economic, political and environmental transformations, which are set to continue in the near future. In addition to examining water conflict from within the domestic contexts of Iraq, Yemen and Syria-- all experiencing high levels of instability today--the contributors shed further light on how conflict over water resources has influenced political relations in the region. They interrogate how competition over water resources may precipitate or affect war in the Middle East, and assess whether or how resource vulnerability impacts fragile states and societies in the region and beyond. Water and Conflict in the Middle East is an essential contribution to our understanding of turbulence in this globally significant region.