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Developing the rivers of East and West Africa, an environmental history, Heather J. Hoag

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Developing the rivers of East and West Africa

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Heather J. Hoag

an environmental history

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

Introduction : Harnessing Africa's waters -- Unpredictable blessings : life along the Rufiji River, Tanzania -- Mapping a continent : British exploration of the Niger River -- Greening the fields : agricultural development during the colonial period -- Electrifying the empire : debates about power production in Africa -- The damming of Africa : converting African water to hydropower -- Thirsty cities : urbanization and the changing values of African rivers -- Epilogue : Managing Africa's rivers in the twenty-first century