Guardians of the Catchment (Paperback)

John Klock

ISBN 10: 1540625850 / ISBN 13: 9781540625854

Editore: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Paperback. In the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, years of drought and war have devastated the land. The waters have dried up, the crops have withered, and the Taliban and other mercenaries have moved in. There are no easy answers and survival now depends on how a few select individuals can rally their people. Deep in the highlands of Nooristan, the shaman Marjanah, a woman with an indomitable will, faces down the foreign mercenaries and employs her healing powers to protect her people. Downstream in the Kunar Valley, a former mujahedeen freedom fighter is entrusted to rebuild a bombed out irrigation infrastructure to keep his community from starvation. Finally, out into the parched desert, there is an impoverished village on the brink. Here a resourceful water manager, the mirab, struggles to keep the precious ground water flowing all the while fighting to keep the Taliban shadow government from closing the schools. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781540625854

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In the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, years of drought and war have devastated the land. The waters have dried up, the crops have withered, and the Taliban and other mercenaries have moved in. There are no easy answers and survival now depends on how a few select individuals can rally their people. Deep in the highlands of Nooristan, the shaman Marjanah, a woman with an indomitable will, faces down the foreign mercenaries and employs her healing powers to protect her people. Downstream in the Kunar Valley, a former mujahedeen freedom fighter is entrusted to rebuild a bombed out irrigation infrastructure to keep his community from starvation. Finally, out into the parched desert, there is an impoverished village on the brink. Here a resourceful water manager, the mirab, struggles to keep the precious ground water flowing all the while fighting to keep the Taliban shadow government from closing the schools.

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Titolo: Guardians of the Catchment (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new
Edizione: seconda edizione