Improvising Planned Development on the Gezira Plain, Sudan, 1900-1980 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

The typical image of the Gezira Scheme, the large-scale irrigation scheme started under British colonial rule in Sudan, is of a centrally planned effort by a central colonial power controlling tenants and cotton production. However, any idea(l)s of planned irrigation and profit in Gezira had to be realized by African farmers and European officials, who both had their own agendas. Projects like Gezira are best understood in terms of continuous negotiations. This book rewrites Gezira's history in terms of colonial control, farmers' actions and resistance, and the broader development debate.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2016
Authors:	Maurits W. Ertsen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	290
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-56817-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > Irrigation
LSN:	1-137-56817-8
Barcode:	9781137568175

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