AcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction: Why Water, Why Now?1 Theorising reproductive unrest2 Water grabbing as a form of capital accumulation3 The strategic selectivities of the state4 The contestation of water grabs in Australia5 The contestation of water grabs in the Republic of IrelandConclusion: A Conjuncture of Reproductive UnrestReferencesList of interviewsIndex