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The River Nile in the Post-colonial Age: Conflict and Cooperation Among the Nile Basin Countries
Terje Tvedt
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Description for The River Nile in the Post-colonial Age: Conflict and Cooperation Among the Nile Basin Countries
Hardback. The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. This book details the modern development of the Nile Basin and the efforts to manage its waters. It helps you understand the complex history of the basin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 integrated bw illustrations and 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. At its heart lies the Nile itself. Yet whilst the importance of the river is well documented for the colonial period there is no comprehensive account of its management after independence. "The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age" details the modern development of the Nile Basin and the efforts to manage its waters. With important new material by researchers from each of the countries through which the ... Read more
The Nile Basin is a vast and varied area of 350 million people. Parts of the basin have become the very symbols of African misery, suffering drought, genocide, state failure and aid dependency. At its heart lies the Nile itself. Yet whilst the importance of the river is well documented for the colonial period there is no comprehensive account of its management after independence. "The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age" details the modern development of the Nile Basin and the efforts to manage its waters. With important new material by researchers from each of the countries through which the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845119706
SKU
V9781845119706
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99-5
About Terje Tvedt
Terje Tvedt is Professor of Geography at the University of Bergen and Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. He is an international authority on the history and politics of water and the author of a number of successful books and films on water issues, including The River Nile in the Age of the British (I.B.Tauris, 2004), which ... Read more
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