{"product_id":"the-water-kingdom-by-philip-ball","title":"The Water Kingdom by  Philip Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781784701543\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage, August 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352 pages, Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue. Yet, over five thousand years, one ancient element has so dramatically shaped the country's fate that it remains the key to unlocking China's story. That element is water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Water Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Philip Ball takes us on a grand tour of China's defining element, from the rice terraces and towering karts of its battle-worn waterways, to the vast engineering projects that have struggled to contain water's wrath. What surfaces is the secret history of a people and a nation, drawn from its deep reverence for nature's most dynamic force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47278965751970,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/81APuts_L9L._SY342.jpg?v=1779349124","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/the-water-kingdom-by-philip-ball","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}