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Saharan Winds : Energy Systems and Aeolian Imaginaries in Western Sahara / Joanna Allan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allan, Joanna, author.
- Series:
- Energy and society.
- Energy and Society Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Energy development--Political aspects--Western Sahara.
- Energy development.
- Western Sahara--History.
- Western Sahara.
- Western Sahara--Colonization.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Morgantown, West Virginia : West Virginia University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- "A history of Saharan winds and how they have shaped energy developments in Western Sahara"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Helm
- Part One: The Trade Winds
- The Sea without Water: Navigators, Traders, and Wind Pathologies in Western Sahara
- The Red Wind: Aeolian Anxieties and Energy Infrastructure in Spanish Sahara
- Part Two: Occupation
- The Tamed Winds: Siemens and Settler Colonialism in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara
- The Tallīya: Saharawi Perceptions of an Oppressive Energoregime
- Part Three: The Bādīa
- The Gallāba: Windblown Desertscapes and the Friendship Generation
- The Sirocco: Wind as Harbinger in Arabic-Language Cultural Production
- Part Four: Exile
- The Gblīya: Electricity in the Camps and a Nomadic Energy Future
- The Sirocco: Saharan Winds and Solidarity in Spanish Writing and Art
- Conclusion: The Ǧalūāǧ.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781959000242
- 1959000241
- OCLC:
- 1455294291
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