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Cultivating the Nile : the everyday politics of water in Egypt /

In this compelling ethnography, Jessica Barnes demonstrates how the waters of the Nile are constantly made and remade as a resource by people in and outside of Egypt. Looking at the practices of farmers, government bureaucrats, and NGO policymakers, she illuminates the range of political dynamics, s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnes, Jessica, 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Colección:New ecologies for the twenty-first century.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this compelling ethnography, Jessica Barnes demonstrates how the waters of the Nile are constantly made and remade as a resource by people in and outside of Egypt. Looking at the practices of farmers, government bureaucrats, and NGO policymakers, she illuminates the range of political dynamics, social relations, and technological interventions that must be incorporated into understandings of water and its management.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822376217
0822376210
1322047472
9781322047478