Rashda : the birth and growth of an Egyptian oasis village /
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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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1 online resource (294 pages) :
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The Oasis papers 2 : proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project /
: "Held on June 16-20, 1997 under the joint auspices of the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto (Department of Anthropology)"--Editor's preface. : 158 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781842171271
The Oasis papers 6 : proceedings of the sixth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project /
: "This volume contains the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project held in Lecce in 2009 plus one paper that was to have appeared in the proceedings of the previous conference held in Cairo, which is still being prepared for publication"--Preface. : 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781842175248 (hardcover)