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The Aspect of Water Supplies in the British Policy towards Egypt and Sudan: the Role of the Nile in Relations between Great Britain and France at the End of the 19th Century

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Mazanec J.

West Bohemian Historical Review

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2019

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vol. 9

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issue 1

41-58

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The goal of this article is to analyse the “blue thread” of the need to secure supplies of water for Egypt, which pervades the British imperial policy and also impacts international relations from the end of the 1880s, particularly in relation to France. This article works with Terje Tveds theory about the importance of the irrigation water for British interests in Egypt and about the motivation of British to invade Sudan when Egypt reached its water limits. Another problem which is discussed in this article is the possible role of Nile waters in the Fashoda Incident (1898) which is frequently considered as a symbol of British-French competition in North-East Africa and also the French plans on the Nile in general.

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The Delta Barrage — the Most Expensive Bridge of Its Time? The First Attempts at Taming the Nile

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Mazanec J.

Prague Papers on the History of International Relations

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2017

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issue 2

21-31

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This article analyses the problems of the first attempts at modernization of the Egyptian irrigation systems on the Nile River in 19th century. The focus is on the construction of the barrage in the head of Delta. This project, commenced by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali (1805–1848), was intended to improve the irrigation of Delta and thus increase agricultural revenues, primarily with regard to the cotton production. The engagement of French foreign advisors such as engineers Louis Maurice Linant de Bellefonds and Eugène Mougel in the first phase of the project demonstrates the great influence France held over Muhammad Ali’s Egypt. The involvement of British engineers Colin Scott-Moncrieff, William Reid and William Willcocks in the later phase of the project, which began in the 1860s, in contrast reflects British economic interests and the rising of Britain’s dominance on the Nile.

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Zapadlý projekt Muhammada Alího. Budování hráze v deltě Nilu

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Mazanec J.

Dvacáté století - The Twentieth Century

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2017

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vol. 9

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issue 2

87-97

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This article analyses the problems of the first modern attempts at modernization of the Egyptian irrigation systems on the Nile River in 19th century. The focus is on the construction of the barrage in the head of Delta. This project, commenced by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali (1805–1848), was intended to improve the irrigation of Delta and thus increase agricultural revenues, primarily with regard to the cotton production. The engagement of French foreign advisors such as engineers Louis Maurice Linant de Bellefonds and Eugène Mougel in the first phase of the project demonstrates the great influence France held over Muhammad Ali’s Egypt. The involvement of British engineers Colin Scott-Moncrieff, William Reid and William Willcocks in the later phase of the project, which began in the 1860s, in contrast reflects British economic interests and the rising of Britain’s dominance on the Nile.

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Tento článek se zabývá problematikou prvních novodobých pokusů o modernizaci egyptského zavlažovacího systému na řece Nil v 19. století. Zaměřuje se především na budování hráze v nilské deltě. Tento projekt, který zahájil egyptský vládce Muhammad Alí, měl zlepšit zavlažování v oblasti delty, a tak zvýšit zemědělské výnosy, především z produkce bavlny. Počáteční účast francouzských inženýrů Louise Maurice Linanta de Bellefonds a Eugèna Mougela dokládá velký vliv Francie na Egypt Muhammada Alího. Angažmá britských inženýrů Colina Scotta-Moncrieffa, Williama Reida nebo Williama Willcockse v projektu, které začíná v šedesátých letech, je naopak zrcadlem počínající britské dominance na Nilu.

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The Aspect of Water Supplies in the British Policy towards Egypt and Sudan: the Role of the Nile in Relations between Great Britain and France at the End of the 19th Century

The Delta Barrage — the Most Expensive Bridge of Its Time? The First Attempts at Taming the Nile

Zapadlý projekt Muhammada Alího. Budování hráze v deltě Nilu