Through case studies and theoretical analyses, this volume brings new value to the study of water confict. Rather than an obstacle to cooperation, confict becomes an invitation to explore more deeply the who, why and how of water policy decisions. David Groenfeldt, Director,Water-Culture Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico The book demonstrates that as society makes and remakes the hydrosocial cycle, frictions occur, slowing down or hastening the fows of power through waters. It ofers an invitation to reimagine water conficts as those innumerable and minute abrasions that occur every day, but are often not recognised as ‘water conficts’, a term which unfortunately remains globally associated with violent, large-scale acute disputes. This book will remain a milestone for aca- demic researchers, scholars, practitioners, and activists involved in the ongoing reconceptualisation and reinterpretations of water and water conficts. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt, Professor, Resource, Environment & Development Program, Crawford School of Public Policy,The Australian National University This rich collection highlights conceptual and empirical issues for reconceptu- alisation of water conficts, from an insightful introduction, to case studies from India to Bolivia. Moving away from notions of violence, incorporating notions of structural or slow violence, while also engaging contemporary issues such as the water–energy nexus, and conficts related to the end of the big dam era, the authors have gifted us with a worthwhile and highly recommended contribution. Leila M. Harris, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, University of British Columbia It is widely believed that people are willing to fght and die for water, and the notion of widespread water conficts is a compelling one. By charting the social life of the idea of water conficts, Spilt Waters powerfully urges us to re-examine simplistic notions of scarcity and environmental conficts that can serve to legitimise certain interventions and interests, and also potentially engender more water conficts. A must-read for scholars, activists and practitioners striv- ing for water justice. Lyla Mehta, Professor, Institute of Development Studies, UK and Norwegian University of Life Sciences 9780367371753_FM.indd 1 09-04-2021 09:13:23