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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.
Contents
Preface
Transliteration of Arabic
Introduction
Scope of the Research
Methodology and Data
Part 1 Dakhla Oasis
1 Islands of the Blessed
Islands in the Sand
Dakhla Oasis in the Administration of Modern Egypt
Column ① Egypt from the Periphery
2 Conditions of Natural and Human Resources
Climate and Hydrogeology
Demographic Trends
Water, Population and Land Use
3 Family Structure
Analytical Framework
Household Structures in the Nationwide Surveys
Household Structures and Family in 19 Villages
Family Structures in Four Survey Villages
4 Social Economy
Social and Economic Structures in Egypt
Regional Categorization of Social and Economic Structures
Viewing 19 Villages using Basic Indicators
Personalities of the 19 Villages
Part 2 Rashda in History
5 Formation of Rashda
Rashda at the End of the 18th Century
Rashda as a Field
Rashda as a Settlement
Landscape of "Old" Rashda
6 Development of Rashda
Independence of Rashda from Qalamun
Formation of the "New" Rashda
Expansion of the Village Space
Column ② Rashda Village Cemetery
7 A Society Based on Water
Uncertainty of Water Supply
State Intervention in Water Affairs
A Society Controlled by Water
A Society Based on Water Sharing
Part 3 Rashda Today
8 Rashda as a Community
Location and Administration
Residential Space in Rashda
Public Services in Rashda
Services Provided by the Villagers
9 Family Structure in Rashda
Household Structure in 1861
Household and Family Structure in Rashda in 2005
Families in Rashda across 150 Years
Column ③ Family Tree
10 Wells and Irrigation
Wells and Springs
Development of Wells
Water Distribution
Column ④ Bir Majnun District
11 Agriculture and Household Economies
Agriculture in Household Economies
Crop and Livestock
Market in Household Economies
Part 4 Community in Well No. 3 Irrigation District
12 Irrigation District
Categories of Irrigation District
Bir Sheykh (Local Well) Irrigation District
Investment Well No. 51 District
Saada (Surface Spring) District
13 Society of Well No. 3 Irrigation District
History of Well No. 3 Irrigation District
Irrigation Management System
Crop Rotation System
14 Social Relations of Well No. 3 Irrigation District
An Irrigation District Formed by Government Policy
Family as an Institution of Landholding and Management
Agricultural Co-operation between Farmers
Conclusion
Three Factors for Analysis
A Society Embedded in Water Management
List of Illustrations
Select Bibliography
Explanatory Glossary
