Book ID: CBB001422321

Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa: An Environmental History (2013)

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Hoag, Heather J. (Author)


Bloomsbury Academic


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xiv + 286 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

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.

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Description Focus is on the period tween 1850 and the present day.


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Review Sunseri, Thaddeus (2015) Review of "Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa: An Environmental History". Environmental History (pp. 149-150). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Andrea Bonoldi
Bonan, Giacomo
Raito, Leonardo
Kristan Cockerill
Franco Pozzati
Alessia Babetto
Concepts
Environmental history
Rivers
Water resource management
Colonialism
Floods
Postcolonialism
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
Early modern
21st century
Renaissance
Medieval
Places
Italy
Adige River (Italy)
West Africa
Austria
India
Africa
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