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Saharan winds : energy systems and aeolian imaginaries in Western Sahara /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allan, Joanna (Author)
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Energy and society.
Subjects:
Energy development > Political aspects > Western Sahara.
Winds > Western Sahara.
Wind power > Social aspects > Western Sahara.
Winds in literature.
Western Sahara > Colonization.
Western Sahara > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Helm
  • Part One: The Trade Winds
  • The Sea without Water: Navigators, Traders, and Wind Pathologies in Western Sahara
  • The Red Wind: Aeolian Anxieties and Energy Infrastructure in Spanish Sahara
  • Part Two: Occupation
  • The Tamed Winds: Siemens and Settler Colonialism in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara
  • The Tallīya: Saharawi Perceptions of an Oppressive Energoregime
  • Part Three: The Bādīa
  • The Gallāba: Windblown Desertscapes and the Friendship Generation
  • The Sirocco: Wind as Harbinger in Arabic-Language Cultural Production
  • Part Four: Exile
  • The Gblīya: Electricity in the Camps and a Nomadic Energy Future
  • The Sirocco: Saharan Winds and Solidarity in Spanish Writing and Art
  • Conclusion: The Ǧalūāǧ.