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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew V. BenderPublisher: Ohio University Press Imprint: Ohio University Press ISBN: 9780821423592ISBN 10: 0821423592 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 09 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsWater 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. -- Emma Hunter, author of Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania: Freedom, Democracy and Citizenship in the Era of Decolonisation A pleasure to read, thanks to its straightforward, uncluttered prose and strong thematic continuity. * International Journal of African Historical Studies * “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 * A pleasure to read, thanks to its straightforward, uncluttered prose and strong thematic continuity. * International Journal of African Historical Studies * 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. -- Emma Hunter, author of Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania: Freedom, Democracy and Citizenship in the Era of Decolonisation 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. -- Emma Hunter, author of Political Thought and the Public Sphere in Tanzania: Freedom, Democracy and Citizenship in the Era of Decolonisation Author InformationMatthew 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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