Rashda : the birth and growth of an Egyptian oasis village / by Hiroshi Kato, Erina Iwasaki.

By:

Kato, Hiroshi

Contributor(s):

Iwasaki, Erina

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Islamic area studies (Brill) ; v. 4.Publication details: Leiden : Brill, 2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004317390
9004317392

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

333.910962 23

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TD318.D35

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Summary: Rashda:The Birth and Growth of an Egyptian Oasis Village is an interdisciplinary study from a multi-perspective, using various kinds of data and information. It offers a comprehensive description of Rashda, a village in Dakhla Oasis in Egypt from its beginning to the present. Key concepts are the uncertainty of the water supply, the dependence on the political regime and the rational behaviour of individuals. The villagers of Rashda have dealt with the difficult natural circumstances by creating the local customs of irrigation and cultivation. The development of village recently depends ever more on the government, as long as large amounts of finance and superior technology are necessary to dig deeper wells to secure water for cultivation.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Islands of the Blessed -- 2 Conditions of Natural and Human Resources -- 3 Family Structure -- 4 Social Economy -- 5 Formation of Rashda -- 6 Development of Rashda -- 7 A Society Based on Water -- 8 Rashda as a Community -- 9 Family Structure in Rashda -- 10 Wells and Irrigation -- 11 Agriculture and Household Economies -- 12 Irrigation Districts -- 13 Society of Well No. 3 Irrigation District -- 14 Social Relations of Well No. 3 Irrigation District -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index of Names -- General Index.

Rashda:The Birth and Growth of an Egyptian Oasis Village is an interdisciplinary study from a multi-perspective, using various kinds of data and information. It offers a comprehensive description of Rashda, a village in Dakhla Oasis in Egypt from its beginning to the present. Key concepts are the uncertainty of the water supply, the dependence on the political regime and the rational behaviour of individuals. The villagers of Rashda have dealt with the difficult natural circumstances by creating the local customs of irrigation and cultivation. The development of village recently depends ever more on the government, as long as large amounts of finance and superior technology are necessary to dig deeper wells to secure water for cultivation.

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