Terje Tvedt
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Terje Tvedt is Professor of Geography at the University of Bergen and Professor of Global History at the University of Oslo. He is the author and editor of a number of influential books, including The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age (2010), A Journey in the Future of Water (2014) and Water and mehr anzeigen Society (2016), all published by I.B. Tauris. He is the editor of the acclaimed History of Water series and has written and presented three television documentaries on the role of water in world history and development (www.watervide.com). weniger anzeigen
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The River Nile in the age of the British : political ecology and the quest for economic power (2004) 7 Exemplare
The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age: Conflict and Cooperation in the Nile Basin Countries (2009) 7 Exemplare
Historiens hjul og vannets makt : da England og Europa vant, og Kina og Asia tapte (2023) 3 Exemplare
Water and Society: Geopolitics, Scarcity, Security (International Library of Human Geography) (2016) 2 Exemplare
History of Water, A, Series III, Volume 1: Water and Urbanization (A History of Water, Series III) (2014) 2 Exemplare
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A history of water. Series ii, vol. 2. Rivers and society : from early civilizations to modern times (2010) 1 Exemplar
A History of Water, Series II, Vol. 1: Ideas of Water from Ancient Societies to the Modern World (History of Water:… (2009) 1 Exemplar
Nilsen - historiens elv 1 Exemplar
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The author describes the Nile, his travels, and what can be known of its history from Alexandria to the sources of the White Nile and then back up the Blue Nile. There is discussion of the prehistory of the Nile and the Nile in ancient Egypt and Sudan; yet the vast majority of the history involved centered on the British and their plans to adapt the hydrology of the Nile to lead to greater productivity from Uganda to Egypt, but especially Egypt.
To this end one learns about each segment of the river: its mouth at the delta; Memphis; Upper Egypt; southern Egypt/northern Sudan; Sudan to Khartoum; the White Nile and the marshes of South Sudan; the Nile, its lakes and its sources in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.; then back to the Blue Nile in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
One is quickly impressed at the knowledge and research of the author and his ability to speak with African rulers throughout the Nile region. He explains the picture of what the British attempted to do, the various ways it was accomplished, and the various plans and potential conflicts regarding how the Nile water will be leveraged in the twenty-first century.
If one is interested in Nile hydrology, this is your book.
**--galley received as part of early review program… (mehr)