In Search of the River Jordan

Taking the politics of water as his starting point, James Fergusson gives the reader a vivid understanding of the intricacies of occupation in Israel-Palestine by showing how the issue of water has been weaponised. The book describes the strange geography of the River Jordan and the vanishing Dead Sea, and gives lively descriptions of people and places along the way. -Raja Shehadeh, author of We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir In this beautifully descriptive, scrupulously objective, and profoundly important book, James Fergusson exposes the shamefully unequal allocation of vital water resources between Israelis and Palestinians - while daring to dream that righting this wrong could be a first step towards a just peace. -Donald Macintyre, author of Gaza: Preparing for Dawn Presents a vivid and enlightening new angle on the Middle East's most intractable conflict. Fergusson's book is both a highly readable and engaging travelogue and a nuanced political analysis of the balance of power in contemporary Israel-Palestine. -William Sutcliffe, author of The Wall A beautifully conceived and written book. That contemporary Israel-Palestine is a land of both environmental destruction and hydro-apartheid is not news. But in Fergusson's hands, these brute realities are revealed in the most sensitive, compelling and accessible of styles. -Jan Selby, author of Water, Power and Politics in the Middle East