Review of A History of Water in Modern England and Wales by John Hassan
Hassan comes to the subject from an economic history perspective, and the central theme of the book is the development, and the changing orientations of water policy.
Hassan comes to the subject from an economic history perspective, and the central theme of the book is the development, and the changing orientations of water policy.
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