David Sims

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Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster? (New Edition) (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 18 September 2018

Egypt's Desert Dreams: Development or Disaster? (New Edition) (Revised)
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Print Length
486 pages
Language
English
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press
Date Published
18 Sep 2018
ISBN-10
9774168577
ISBN-13
9789774168574

Description

Egypt has placed its hopes on developing its vast and empty deserts as the ultimate solution to the country's problems. New cities, new farms, new industrial zones, new tourism resorts, and new development corridors, all have been promoted for over half a century to create a modern Egypt and to pull tens of millions of people away from the increasingly crowded Nile Valley into the desert hinterland. The results, in spite of colossal expenditures and ever-grander government pronouncements, have been meager at best, and today Egypt's desert is littered with stalled schemes, abandoned projects, and forlorn dreams. It also remains stubbornly uninhabited. Egypt's Desert Dreams is the first attempt of its kind to look at Egypt's desert development in its entirety. It recounts the failures of governmental schemes, analyzes why they have failed, and exposes the main winners of Egypt's desert projects, as well as the underlying narratives and political necessities behind it, even in the post-revolutionary era. It also shows that all is not lost, and that there are alternative paths that Egypt could take.

Product Details

Author:
David Sims
Book Edition:
Revised
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
18 September 2018
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm
Genre:
Urban
ISBN-10:
9774168577
ISBN-13:
9789774168574
Language:
English
Pages:
486
Weight:
635.03 gm

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