Re-engineering the state, awakening the nation: Dams, islamist modernity and nationalist politics in Sudan

This article investigates how and why dam building has fulfilled a crucial role in hegemonic projects of elite consolidation and nation-building. By drawing on the case of Sudan’s Dam Programme and the associated propaganda the Khartoum government has produced, we show how the dams have not just ser...

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Main Authors: Maimuna Mohamud, Harry Verhoeven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2016-06-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/312-a9-2-2/file