Rashda : : the birth and growth of an Egyptian oasis village / / by Hiroshi Kato, Erina Iwasaki.
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 un...
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Superior document: | Islamic Area Studies, Volume 4 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016. ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Islamic area studies (Brill) ;
Volume 4. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Islands of the Blessed
- 2 Conditions of Natural and Human Resources
- 3 Family Structure
- 4 Social Economy
- 5 Formation of Rashda
- 6 Development of Rashda
- 7 A Society Based on Water
- 8 Rashda as a Community
- 9 Family Structure in Rashda
- 10 Wells and Irrigation
- 11 Agriculture and Household Economies
- 12 Irrigation Districts
- 13 Society of Well No. 3 Irrigation District
- 14 Social Relations of Well No. 3 Irrigation District
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Names
- General Index.