Re: How The West was "Won"

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Tue Aug 05 1997 - 11:25:53 MDT

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>In relation to this idea I might add that of a "water" culture or
>an Irrigation culture...in which the control of the water controls
>the culture. Egypt was one such. The ruling class gets
>entrenched.. (no! not conspiricy theory...) and maintains the
>status quo...forcefully.

I always liked the term Frank Herbert used in "Dune" for this
political/economic phenomenon........hydraulic despotism.

Brian

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