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Publication
London ; I.B. Tauris, 2021.
Description
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.
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De Noorse historicus en geograaf verdiept zich al tientallen jaren in de geschiedenis van de rivier De Nijl. Dit boek is de weerslag van al het onderzoek dat hij heeft gedaan en de reizen die hij door het stroomgebied heeft gemaakt. Tvedt weet op overtuigende en indringende wijze de veelbewogen
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geschiedenis van de mensen aan de Nijl te beschrijven. Hij neemt de lezer mee op een tocht door ruim vijfduizend jaar geschiedenis...lees verder Show Less
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A travelogue and analysis of the hydrology, historical and modern, of the Nile River.
The author describes the Nile, his travels, and what can be known of its history from Alexandria to the sources of the White Nile and then back up the Blue Nile. There is discussion of the prehistory of the Nile
To this end one learns about each segment of the river: its mouth at the delta; Memphis; Upper Egypt; southern Egypt/northern Sudan; Sudan to Khartoum; the White Nile and the marshes of South Sudan; the Nile, its lakes and its sources in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.; then back to the Blue Nile in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
One is quickly impressed at the knowledge and research of the author and his ability to speak with African rulers throughout the Nile region. He explains the picture of what the British attempted to do, the various ways it was accomplished, and the various plans and potential conflicts regarding how the Nile water will be leveraged in the twenty-first century.
If one is interested in Nile hydrology, this is your book.
**--galley received as part of early review program
The author describes the Nile, his travels, and what can be known of its history from Alexandria to the sources of the White Nile and then back up the Blue Nile. There is discussion of the prehistory of the Nile
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and the Nile in ancient Egypt and Sudan; yet the vast majority of the history involved centered on the British and their plans to adapt the hydrology of the Nile to lead to greater productivity from Uganda to Egypt, but especially Egypt.To this end one learns about each segment of the river: its mouth at the delta; Memphis; Upper Egypt; southern Egypt/northern Sudan; Sudan to Khartoum; the White Nile and the marshes of South Sudan; the Nile, its lakes and its sources in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.; then back to the Blue Nile in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
One is quickly impressed at the knowledge and research of the author and his ability to speak with African rulers throughout the Nile region. He explains the picture of what the British attempted to do, the various ways it was accomplished, and the various plans and potential conflicts regarding how the Nile water will be leveraged in the twenty-first century.
If one is interested in Nile hydrology, this is your book.
**--galley received as part of early review program
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Language
Original language
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Physical description
xii, 380 p.; 24.1 cm
ISBN
9780755616794
Local notes
Translation of Nilen : historiens elv by Terje Tvedt, H. Aschehoug & Co, Oslo, 2012