Dams, Displacement, and the Delusion of Development: Cahora Bassa and Its Legacies in Mozambique, 1965-2007

by Allen F. Isaacman and Barbara S. Isaacman

Book Overview

Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of decolonization. Engineers and hydrologists praised the dam for its technical complexity and the skills required to construct what was then the world's fifth-largest mega-dam. Portuguese colonial officials cited benefits they expected from the dam-from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082142033X
• ISBN13: 9780821420331
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"