Author : Maurits W. Ertsen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137568186
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)
Book Synopsis Improvising Planned Development on the Gezira Plain, Sudan, 1900-1980 by : Maurits W. Ertsen
Download or read book Improvising Planned Development on the Gezira Plain, Sudan, 1900-1980 written by Maurits W. Ertsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.