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The Waters of the Nile de Robert O. Collins

The Waters of the Nile

Autor Robert O. Collins
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 mar 2021
This is a history of the hydropolitics of the Nile Valley from 1900 to 1988. Attempts to develop the Nile and control its waters are of vital significance to the future of the inhabitants of Egypt, the Sudan, Ethiopia, and East Africa. Acute drought and heavy flooding in the Nile Basin have brought disaster in the past, and the history of the area is the story of human effort to control the precious waters of the river. Written by Robert O. Collins, distinguished authority in the field, this highly interdisciplinary study will appeal to those interested in the environment, politics, third world development, anthropology, zoology, and economic history.


Robert O. Collins, University of California, Santa Barbara, was the author Africa: A Short History and Darfur: The Long Road to Disaster (with J. Millard Burr), as well as many other titles available from Markus Wiener.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781558760998
ISBN-10: 1558760997
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Editura: Markus Wiener Publishers

Descriere

A history of the science of hydrology as applied to the Nile, whose annual flows can produce acute drought or disastrous floods. The author makes it clear that the decisive forces in his complex story are political ones, in a context of internal and international rivalries and brutal civil wars.

Cuprins

List of illustrations; List of technical abbreviations and conversion factors; List of abbreviations; List of Arabic and vernacular terms; The Nile; European Imperialism and the Nile; The Sudd; British on the Nile; The years of indecision; The Equatorial Nile Project; Plans and dams; The revival of Jonglei; The canal-builders; Impact and opportunity; Thunder on the Nile; Appendix; Select bibliography; Index

Recenzii

'sound and well-written review of the history of the upper Nile ... The historical material is well researched ... The author has made his story extremely readable and it will also appeal to those who read non-fiction about the travellers. officials and engineers of the imperial past. The book is the best in the field ... an excellent book and a fine example of how historical material can be made relevant to contemporary affairs.'J.A. Allan, University of London, Africa 60/4
'As an historical account which manages to maintain a sense of suspense and which is able to tell a story in a lucid and flowing way the book succeeds.'A. Trilsbach, African Affairs
'he waters of the Nile describes with obvious relish the lands and plans, dams and personalities of a highly technical subject, and makes it accessible to the general reader.'M.W. Daly, SOAS Bulletin
'Professor Collins' magisterial historical survey of the Nile debate from the beginning of this century should be essential background reading for all those concerned.'Paul Howell, Journal of African History, Volume 33, 1992