TY  - BOOK
AU  - Katō, Hiroshi
AU  - Iwasaki, Erina
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016//
TI  - Rashda: the birth and growth of an Egyptian oasis village
T3  - Islamic area studies 4
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
KW  - Water-supply
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Dakhla Oasis
KW  - Dakhla Oasis (Egypt)
KW  - History
AB  - "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."--Publisher's description
SN  - 9789004316171
LA  - English
N1  - by Hiroshi Kato, Erina Iwasaki
ID  - 861868455
ER  -