Water Brings No Harm: Management Knowledge and the Struggle for the Waters of Kilimanjaro (New African Histories)

Synopsis

Introduction -- The Giver Of Abundance And Peace : Water And Society On The Slopes Of Kilimanjaro -- The Mountains Of Jagga : Encountering Africa's Olympus In The Nineteenth Century -- Do Not Believe That Every Cloud Will Bring Rain : Water Cooperation In The Era Of German Colonialism, 1885/1918 -- From Abundance To Scarcity : Rethinking The Waterscape And Local Knowledge, 1923/48 -- Water Brings Harm : Transformations In Household Water Management, 1930/50 -- More And Better Water : Emerging Nationalisms And High Modernist Management, 1945/85 -- Water Is Our Gift From God! : Devolution And Cost Recovery In The Neoliberal Era -- It Is God's Will, And Also Deforestation : Global Versus Local In The Disappearance Of The Glaciers -- Conclusion. Matthew V. Bender. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.