Improvising Planned Development on the Gezira Plain, Sudan, 1900-1980

Maurits W. Ertsen

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Palgrave Macmillan
03 November 2015

Development studies; Colonialism & imperialism; Conservation of the environment; Irrigation

Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology

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.

By: Maurits W. Ertsen
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 5.856kg
ISBN: 9781137568175
ISBN 10: 1137568178
Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 03 November 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Maurits Ertsen is Associate Professor of Water Resources Management at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He is interested in irrigation practices emerging from many short-term actions of human agents or farmers’ responses to irrigation planning from a central state. Maurits is one of two Editors-in-Chief of the journal Water History.

Reviews for Improvising Planned Development on the Gezira Plain, Sudan, 1900-1980

Maurits Ersten's well-written history of the Gezira Scheme relies almost exclusively on the Sudan Archives at Durham University. ... It will be a useful guide to others wishing to use the Sudan Archives for further study of the Gezira Scheme, since Ertsen provides good summaries of many reports and memos. (Michael Kevane, The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 49 (3), 2016)