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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katō, Hiroshi, author.

Iwasaki, Erina, author.

Series:

Islamic area studies (Brill) ; Volume 4.

Islamic Area Studies, 2214-6555 ; Volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Egypt--Dakhla Oasis.

Water-supply.

Dakhla Oasis (Egypt)--History.

Dakhla Oasis (Egypt).

Egypt--Dakhla Oasis.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 4, 2016).

ISBN:

9789004317390

9004317392

OCLC:

946968470

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004317390 DOI