Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro

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Matthew V. Bender

Water Brings No Harm

Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro

Matthew V. Bender

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Ohio University Press
09 April 2019

African history; Social & cultural history; Historical geography; Mountains; Drought & water supply

Series: New African Histories

"In Water Brings No Harm,

Matthew V. Bender explores the history of community water management on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro's Chagga-speaking peoples have long managed water by employing diverse knowledge: hydrological, technological, social, cultural, and political. Since the 1850s, they have encountered groups from beyond the mountain--colonial officials, missionaries, settlers, the independent Tanzanian state, development agencies, and climate scientists--who have understood water differently. Drawing on the concept of waterscapes--a term that describes how people ""see"" water, and how physical water resources intersect with their own beliefs, needs, and expectations--Bender argues that water conflicts should be understood as struggles between competing forms of knowledge.

Water Brings No Harm encourages readers to think about the origins and interpretation of knowledge and development in Africa and the global south. It also speaks to the current global water crisis, proposing a new model for approaching sustainable water development worldwide."

By: Matthew V. Bender
Imprint: Ohio University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780821423585
ISBN 10: 0821423584
Series: New African Histories
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 09 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew V. Bender is associate professor of history at the College of New Jersey. He is a specialist in modern African history, environmental history, and water history.

Reviews for Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro

“Water Brings No Harm uses the concept of waterscapes to explore the differing and changing relationships people have had to water on Mount Kilimanjaro. It convincingly shows how different groups (mountain peoples, European explorers, missionaries, colonial officials, settlers, post-colonial administrators, environmental activists, and scientists) have engaged with the mountain’s waters in different ways.… Detailed, thoughtful scholarship abounds.” “A pleasure to read, thanks to its straightforward, uncluttered prose and strong thematic continuity.” * International Journal of African Historical Studies * “Bender’s careful and detailed history of Kilimanjaro’s waterscapes makes a significant contribution to African environmental history.” * African Studies Review *