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... gives some examples.38 The Dinka perceive color , light , and shade in terms of the colors and mark- ings of their cattle . They imitate cattle in their dances , and it is the height of elegance and grace to stand with one's arms out ...
... gives some examples.38 The Dinka perceive color , light , and shade in terms of the colors and mark- ings of their cattle . They imitate cattle in their dances , and it is the height of elegance and grace to stand with one's arms out ...
Page 283
... gives certain rights to irrigation water , since without the water the plots would be worthless . In a very bad year - when there is very little rain , or when the rain falls at the wrong time - the magare land may produce no crops at ...
... gives certain rights to irrigation water , since without the water the plots would be worthless . In a very bad year - when there is very little rain , or when the rain falls at the wrong time - the magare land may produce no crops at ...
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... gives a higher figure still - some 2,000,000,000,000 people . See D. Deudney , Rivers of Energy : The Hy- dropower Potential , Worldwatch Paper 44 , Washington D.C. , June 1981 , P. 18 . 3. R. Wright , International Dams : The Impact on ...
... gives a higher figure still - some 2,000,000,000,000 people . See D. Deudney , Rivers of Energy : The Hy- dropower Potential , Worldwatch Paper 44 , Washington D.C. , June 1981 , P. 18 . 3. R. Wright , International Dams : The Impact on ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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