The River Nile

Author : Abdelazim M. Negm
Publisher : Springer
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319590882

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This volume offers up-to-date and comprehensive information on various aspects of the Nile River, which is the main source of water in Egypt. The respective chapters examine the Nile journey; the Aswan High Dam Reservoir; morphology and sediment quality of the Nile; threats to biodiversity; fish and fisheries; rain-fed agriculture, rainfall data, and fluctuations in rainfall; the impact of climate change; and hydropolitics and legal aspects. The book closes with a concise summary of the conclusions and recommendations provided in the preceding chapters, and discusses the requirements for the sustainable development of the Nile River and potential ways to transform conflicts into cooperation. Accordingly, it offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, graduate students and policymakers alike.

Author : Terje Tvedt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857716507

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The River Nile in the Age of the British by Terje Tvedt Pdf

The Nile today plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of ten countries and their more than 300 million inhabitants. No other international river basin has a longer, more complex and eventful history than the Nile. In telling the detailed story of the hydropolitics of the Nile valley in a period during which the conceptualisation, use and planning of the waters were revolutionised, and many of the most famous politicians of the twentieth century – Churchill, Mussolini, Eisenhower, Eden, Nasser and Haile Selassie – played active parts in the Nile game, this work will stand as a case study of a much more general and acute question: the political ecology of trans-national river basins.

Author : R. Said
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483287683

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The River Nile by R. Said Pdf

This multidisciplinary book by the author of The Geology of Egypt is the result of many years of research. It attempts to reconstruct the history of the River Nile from its origins to its present shape and regimen and also to ascertain the amount of water which has been carried by the river during the course of its history. It examines the manner in which this water was utilized in the past and the ways in which it will have to be used in future if the inhabitants of the river basin are to cope with their anticipated needs. Part One traces the geological history of the Nile from the time it started to excavate its valley some six million years ago until the present shape was assumed during the wet period which affected Africa after the retreat of the ice of the last glacial age some 10,000 years ago. Part Two deals with the amount of water that the river and its tributaries carry at present and have carried in the past. Part Three discusses the utilization of the water of the Nile from the time of the first appearance of man in the valley until the present time. It traces man's attempt to harness the river from the earliest time to the building of the Aswan High Dam. The book evaluates the effects of the dam after twenty years of operation. Part Four covers the present water supply-demand balance in each basin state and discusses the future plans of these countries to use the waters of the Nile. The rapidly growing populations and the prolonged droughts of recent years have put pressure upon the available waters of the river.

Author : Bruce Brander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Egypt
ISBN : LCCN:lc66018848

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Author : Ḥagai Erlikh
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 1555879705

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The Cross and the River by Ḥagai Erlikh Pdf

The ongoing Egyptian-Ethiopian dispute over the Nile waters is potentially one of the most difficult issues on the current international agenda, central to the very life of the two countries. Analyzing the context of the dispute across a span of more than a thousand years, The Cross and the River delves into the heart of both countries' identities and cultures. Erlich deftly weaves together three themes: the political relationship between successive Ethiopian and Egyptian regimes; the complex connection between the Christian churches in the two countries; and the influence of the Nile river system on Ethiopian and Egyptian definitions of national identity and mutual perceptions of the Other. Drawing on a vast range of sources, his study is key to an understanding of a bond built on both interdependence and conflict.

Author : Toby Wilkinson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781408839935

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The Nile by Toby Wilkinson Pdf

From Herodotus's day to the present political upheavals, the steady flow of the Nile has been Egypt's heartbeat. It has shaped its geography, controlled its economy and moulded its civilisation. The same stretch of water which conveyed Pharaonic battleships, Ptolemaic grain ships, Roman troop-carriers and Victorian steamers today carries modern-day tourists past bankside settlements in which rural life – fishing, farming, flooding – continues much as it has for millennia. At this most critical juncture in the country's history, foremost Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey up the Nile, north from Lake Victoria, from Cataract to Cataract, past the Aswan Dam, to the delta. The country is a palimpsest, every age has left its trace: as we pass the Nilometer on the island of Elephantine which since the days of the Pharaohs has measured the height of Nile floodwaters to predict the following season's agricultural yield and set the parameters for the entire Egyptian economy, the wonders of Giza which bear the scars of assault by nineteenth-century archaeologists and the modern-day unbridled urban expansion of Cairo – and in Egypt's earliest art (prehistoric images of fish-traps carved into cliffs) and the Arab Spring (fought on the bridges of Cairo) – the Nile is our guide to understanding the past and present of this unique, chaotic, vital, conservative yet rapidly changing land.

Author : Seleshi Bekele Awulachew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849712835

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The Nile River Basin by Seleshi Bekele Awulachew Pdf

The Nile is the world's longest river and sustains the livelihoods of millions of people across ten countries in Africa. This book provides unique and up-to-date insights on agriculture, water resources, governance, poverty, productivity, upstream-downstream linkages, innovations, future plans and their implications.

Author : Jane Shuter
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1403458359

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Life Along the River Nile by Jane Shuter Pdf

Describes ancient Egyptian life on the Nile River. Includes a recipe.

Author : Henri J. Dumont
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402097263

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The Nile by Henri J. Dumont Pdf

What have we learnt about the Nile since the mid-1970s, the moment when Julian Rzóska decided that the time had come to publish a comprehensive volume about the biology, and the geological and cultural history of that great river? And what changes have meanwhile occurred in the basin? The human popu- tion has more than doubled, especially in Egypt, but also in East Africa. Locally, industrial development has taken place, and the Aswan High Dam was clearly not the last major infrastructure work that was carried out. More dams have been built, and some water diversions, like the Toshka lakes, have created new expanses of water in the middle of the Sahara desert. What are the effects of all this on the ec- ogy and economy of the Basin? That is what the present book sets out to explore, 33 years after the publi- tion of “The Nile: Biology of an Ancient River”. Thirty-seven authors have taken up the challenge, and have written the “new” book. They come from 13 different countries, and 15 among them represent the largest Nilotic states (Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya). Julian Rzóska died in 1984, and most of the - authors of his book have now either disappeared or retired from research. Only Jack Talling and Samir Ghabbour were still available to participate again.

Author : Rob Bowden
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 1403457204

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Settlements of the River Nile by Rob Bowden Pdf

Presents a study of the Nile River and those who make their homes along its path including an examination of ancient settlements and modern ports as well as its economical and agricultural importance.

Author : Mwangi Kimenyi,John Mbaku
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780815726562

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Governing the Nile River Basin by Mwangi Kimenyi,John Mbaku Pdf

The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the Nile River basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. Of critical importance to the people of this part of Africa is the reasonable, equitable and sustainable management of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries. Written by scholars trained in economics and law, and with significant experience in African political economy, this book explores new ways to deal with conflict over the allocation of the waters of the Nile River and its tributaries. The monograph provides policymakers in the Nile River riparian states and other stakeholders with practical and effective policy options for dealing with what has become a very contentious problem—the effective management of the waters of the Nile River. The analysis is quite rigorous but also extremely accessible.

Author : Terje Tvedt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780755616817

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The Nile by Terje Tvedt Pdf

“[A] vivid travelogue.” New Statesman “Has much to offer.” The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine “Essential reading." All About History "Valiant, valuable and entertaining." Times Literary Supplement The greatest river in the world has a long and fascinating history. Professor Terje Tvedt, one of the world's leading experts on the history of waterways, travels upstream along the river's mouth to its sources. The result is a travelogue through 5000 years and 11 countries, from the Mediterranean to Central Africa. This is the fascinating story of the immense economic, political and mythical significance of the river. Brimming with accounts of central characters in the struggle for the Nile – from Caesar and Cleopatra, to Churchill and Mussolini, and on to the political leaders of today, The Nile is also the story of water as it nourished a civilization.

Author : Carl Benn
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781550028676

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Mohawks on the Nile by Carl Benn Pdf

Mohawks on the Nile explores the absorbing history of 60 Aboriginal men who participated in a military expedition on the Nile River.

Author : Molly Aloian
Publisher : Rivers Around the World (Paper
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778774686

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The Nile by Molly Aloian Pdf

This book explores the history and geography of the Nile River, and examines its effect on Egypt.

Author : Scholastique Mukasonga
Publisher : Archipelago
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780914671046

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Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga Pdf

Friendship, deceit, fear, and persecution at an elite boarding school for young women in Rwanda, fifteen years before the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi . . . “Mukasonga’s masterpiece” (Julian Lucas, NYRB) Scholastique Mukasonga drops us into an elite Catholic boarding school for young women perched on the edge of the Nile. Parents send their daughters to Our Lady of the Nile to be molded into respectable citizens and to escape the dangers of the outside world. Fifteen years prior to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, we watch as these girls try on their parents’ preconceptions and attitudes, transforming the lycée into a microcosm of the country’s mounting racial tensions and violence. In the midst of the interminable rainy season, everything unfolds behind the closed doors of the school: friendship, curiosity, fear, deceit, prejudice, and persecution. With masterful prose that is at once subtle and penetrating, Mukasonga captures a society hurtling towards horror.