Hydrology and Empire
The Nile, Water Imperialism and the Partition of Africa
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11944366 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Terje Tvedt (0000-0002-2349-4731, University of International Business, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2011 |
| Volumen | 39 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 173-194 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2011-05-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0308-6534 • E-ISSN: 1743-9329 |
| Editorial | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03086534.2011.568759 |
| PMID | 21961186 |
| OpenAlex | W1986313187 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 15 |
| Referencias citadas | 21 |
Why did the British march up the Nile in the 1890s? The answers to this crucial question of imperial historiography have direct relevance for narratives and theories about imperialism, in general, and the partition of Africa in the nineteenth century, in particular. They will also influence our understanding of some of the main issues in the modern history of the whole region, including state developments and resource utilisation. This article presents an alternative to dominant interpretations of the partition of Africa and the role of British Nile policies in this context. It differs from mainstream diplomatic history, which dominates this research field, in its emphasis on how geographical factors and the hydrological characteristics of the Nile influenced and framed British thinking and actions in the region. Realising the importance of such factors and the specific character of the regional water system does not imply less attention to traditional diplomatic correspondence or to the role of individual imperial entrepreneurs. The strength of this analytical approach theoretically is that it makes it possible to locate the intentions and acts of historical subjects within specific geographical contexts. Empirically, it opens up a whole new set of source material, embedding the reconstruction of the British Nile discourse in a world of Nile plans, water works and hydrological discourses
Archaeology · Historiography · Linguistics · Narrative · Partition (number theory · Sociology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Philosophy · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Water Governance and Infrastructure
Bibliography of Books and Articles Published in English on Colonialism and Imperialism in 2011
Environmental Change and African Societies
The Impact of Inter-Basin Water Transfer between Johor and Singapore on Johor’s Water Supply System, 1927 to 1941
Historicising Entanglements
Puddles, creeks, and drainage
The Scramble for East Africa
Imagining the Nile
Civilizing the Past
Mastering the Nile? Confidence and Anxiety in D. S. George’s Photographs of the First Aswan Dam, 1899–1912
Beyond scarcity
A Lake to Serve
Escaping the Capitalist Black Hole
Heterogeneity of Water Justice and the Question of Nile Solidarity
White Guys in the Borderlands
Searching for Cultural Alterity
Modernization and British Colonial Rule in Egypt, 1882-1914
The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River
The River Nile in the Age of the British
Africa and the Victorians
The Partition of Africa
Imperialism
A Modern History of the Sudan from the Funj Sultanate to the Present Day
Report upon the Basin of the Upper Nile; with Proposals for the Improvement of That River
Prelude to Fashoda
Economic Development of Modern Malaya
Fashoda Reconsidered. The Impact of Domestic Politics on French Policy in Africa 1893-1898
The Economic Development of Modern Egypt
Sixty Years in the East
Fifty Years of Nile Exploration, and Some of Its Results
Progress in the Study of the Hydrology of the Nile in the Last Twenty Years
Shadows in the Grass
The Imperialism of Free Trade
| Obras citantes distintas | 15 |
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| Citas por año | 1,07 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 14 |