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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781441155405 (pbk.) |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
Description conventions |
rda |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Edition number |
23 |
Classification number |
960 |
Item number |
009107 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Hoag, Heather. J |
Relator term |
author. |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Developing the rivers of East and West Africa : |
Remainder of title |
an environmental history / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Heather J. Hoag. |
264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London: |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Bloomsbury Academic, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2013. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xiv, 286 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
Dimensions |
22 cm. |
336 ## - Content type term (R) |
Source (NR) |
rdacontent |
Content type term (R) |
text |
337 ## - Media Type (R) |
Source (NR) |
rdamedia |
Media type term (R) |
unmediated |
338 ## - Carrier Type (R) |
Source (NR) |
rdacarrier |
Carrier type term (R) |
volume |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Introduction : harnessing Africa's waters<br/>Part one. From the river's edge<br/>Unpredictable blessings : life along the Rufiji River, Tanzania<br/>Mapping a continent : British exploration of the Niger River<br/>Part two. Colonizing Africa's rivers<br/>Greening the fields : agricultural development during the colonial period<br/>Electrifying the empire : debates about power production in Africa<br/>Part three. The changing value of rivers<br/>The damming of Africa : converting African water to hydro power<br/>Thirsty cities : urbanization and the changing values of African rivers<br/>Epilogue. Managing Africa's rivers in the twenty-first century. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
How did rivers contribute to the economic and political development of modern Africa? How did African and European notions of nature's value and meaning differ? And how have these evaluations of Africa's rivers changed between 1850 and the present day? Drawing upon examples from across the African continent, Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa explores the role African waterways played in the continent's economic, social, and political development and provides the first historical study of the key themes in African river history. Rivers acted as more than important transportation byways; their waters were central to both colonial and postcolonial economic development efforts. This book synthesizes the available research on African rivers with new evidence to offer students of African and environmental history a narrative of how people have used and engaged the continent's water resources. It analyzes key themes in Africa's modern history - European exploration, establishment of colonial rule, economic development, 'green' politics - and each case study provides a lens through which to view social, economic and ecological change in Africa. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Rivers |
Geographic subdivision |
Africa |
Form subdivision |
Case studies |
General subdivision |
History. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Rivers |
Geographic subdivision |
Africa |
General subdivision |
History. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Book |