Enduring acequias : wisdom of the land, knowledge of the water / Juan Estevan Arellano.

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Arellano, Juan Estevan

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Querencias seriesPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780826355089
0826355080
0826355072
9780826355072
1322029474
9781322029474

Other title: 湅畤楲杮䄠散畱慩 Subject(s):

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Enduring acequias : wisdom of the land, knowledge of the water.DDC classification:

333.9100972 23

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TC930 .A74 2014eb

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Contents:

Sacred water: origin of life, drink of knowledge -- The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: the water road -- Brief history of the Embudo land grant -- La merced: el juicio de la tierra -- Mi querencia: acequia junta y cienaga, a sense of place in a displaced world -- Epilogue: a la acequia o a la escuela.

Summary: Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations of the land.

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Includes index.

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Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations of the land.