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Thirst

Name: Thirst
Author: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, Michael Fox, et al.

Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water

Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, Michael Fox, et al.

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John Wiley & Sons

Sozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft / Allgemeines, Lexika

Beschreibung

Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like Nestlé, Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water sources--lakes, streams, and springs--and taking control of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, clinched backroom deals, and subverted the democratic process by trying to deny citizens a voice in fundamental decisions about their most essential public resource. The authors' PBS documentary Thirst showed how communities around the world are resisting the privatization and commodification of water. Thirst, the book, picks up where the documentary left off, revealing the emergence of controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas. Read a review...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/18/RVGS9OHPKT1.DTL

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2008 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner in the category of ConsciousMedia/Journalism

(World Business, March2007)
"...an interesting read, well-written and thoroughlydocumented... completed by 50 pages of careful notes andreferences, helpful and informative."

Is water a human right or a commodity to be marketed for profit?Should water be run by local governments or by distantcorporations? Why do we pay more for bottled water than forgasoline?

These are some of the tough-minded questions Alan Snitow andDeborah Kaufman first asked in their provocative and memorable 2004documentary, also titled "Thirst."

is trying to privatize water systems in citiesscattered across the United States.
In their new book, the authors investigate how the growing"water business"

s happening, they formpowerful coalitions, fueled by indignation and outrage. In theprocess, citizens rediscover some of the basic principles ofdemocracy, namely, that they should have a voice in theirgovernment.
More often than not, local citizens don't even know their wateris being sold. But when people do know what'

This is the cautionary tale the authors tell through their vividdescriptions of eight conflicts over water -- from Stockton toAtlanta, Ga.

Should we worry about these new water wars? Yes. Water is notonly a limited resource; it is also necessary for biologicalsurvival.

"The current conflict between corporations and citizensmovements to control this precious resource," they write, "will bedecided in the years to come. The outcome of the conflict willsurely be a measure of our democracy in the 21st Century."

--Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Ohio
They're right. See their film. Read this important book. Thendecide if you agree that public control of water is essential forour health and the health of our democracy. (San FranciscoChronicle, Excerpts of a review by Ruth Rosen)"As a congressman from the Great Lakes region, I appreciate thistimely and important work on a critical public policy question: Iswater a natural resource to be protected by the public realm, or isit just another commodity?"

--Carl Pope, executive director, Sierra Club
"A riveting and engaging account of one of the most importantenvironmental issues of our time: Will corporations or citizenscontrol our water?"

--Jeff Faux, founder of the Economic Policy Institute, andauthor, The Global Class War
"A smart, gripping narrative of the way 'big money' is corneringthe market for life's basic ingredient. It will shock you--andit should!"

--Maude Barlow, chair of Council of Canadians, and author,Blue Gold
"The fight for the right to water has hit the U.S. heartland andthis passionate, information-packed book tells the story ofordinary Americans engaged in extraordinary struggles to save theirwater heritage for future generations. Every American should readit."

--Peter Gleick, president, Pacific Institute for Development,Environment and Security
"Who really owns your water? It may not be who you think. Readthis provocative and insightful book and find out about thepolitics and economics of growing attempts to privatize our mostvital public resource--the stuff that comes out of yourtap."

--Frances Moore Lappé, author, Democracy's Edge:Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life
"A terrific read--startling and motivating. Thirsthelps us see that the fight for the right to water is in fact astruggle for democracy itself. Read Thirst and dive into thetwenty-first century's core challenge: Do we save ourselves by themarket's logic, or as citizens do we deepen democracy'slogic?"

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