Water, infrastructure and political rule: Introduction to the special issue
This introductory article sets the scene for this special issue on water, infrastructure and political rule. It makes the case for revisiting the complex relationships between these three dimensions which have fascinated scholars since Wittfogel’s pioneering – if much criticised – work on causal lin...
Main Authors: | Julia Obertreis, Timothy Moss, Peter Mollinga, Christine Bichsel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Water Alternatives Association
2016-06-01
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Series: | Water Alternatives |
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Online Access: | http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/311-a9-2-1/file |
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