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1 Michel, A. A. 1967. The Indus rivers: A study of the effects of partition. Ann Arbor, MI, USA: UMI. xxv, 595p.
Rivers ; History ; Colonialism ; Irrigation canals ; Conflict ; Groundwater ; Political aspects / Pakistan / India / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 MIC Record No: H01926)
2 Brown, D. J. 1997. Science vs. shifting cultivation in Sri Lanka: A social study of agricultural science. Thesis submitted to the Department of Geography, Graduate School, Pennsylvania State University, USA, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. x, 142p.
Traditional farming ; Farming systems ; Shifting cultivation ; Dry farming ; Agricultural production ; Crop production ; History ; Colonialism ; Policy ; Rural development ; Geography ; Forestry ; Institution building ; Agricultural research ; Settlement ; Weed control ; Soil fertility / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 338.1 G744 BRO Record No: H021758)
3 Gunawardena, R. A. L. H. 1984. Intersocietal transfer of hydraulic technology in precolonial South Asia: Some reflections based on a preliminary investigation. Southeast Asian Studies, 22(2):115-142.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1165 Record No: H03881)
4 Wallach, B. 1985. British irrigation works in India's Krishna basin. Journal of Historical Geography, 11(2):239-240.
River basin development ; Irrigation efficiency ; Colonialism ; Irrigation programs ; Economic impact / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1241 Record No: H03872)
5 Brewer, J. D. 1984. Traditional land use and government land policy: Bima 1925-1976. In Brewer, J., A synopsis of the papers given at the ARTI seminar on "Participatory Approaches to Irrigation Management", 20 January 1984.
Land use ; Land development ; Policy ; Governmental interrelations ; Colonialism ; Legislation / Indonesia / Sumbawa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G744 BRE Record No: H04098)
6 Devasiri, L. K. 1988. A review of the land settlement policy and settlement in pre-independent Sri Lanka. Mahaweli Manager, 6(1):15-44.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1790 Record No: H04154)
7 Konings, P. 1981. Peasantry and state in Ghana: The example of the Vea Irrigation Project in the upper region of Ghana. Leiden, Ghana: Department of Political Science and History. Africa-Studiecentrum. 52p.
Peasant workers ; Irrigation programs ; Cash crops ; Land ; Colonialism ; Rural development ; Migrant labor ; Governmental interrelations / Ghana
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G200 KON Record No: H04056)
8 Merrey, D. J. 1983. Canal irrigation, colonialism and underdevelopment: The roots of poverty in an irrigated village in Punjab, Pakistan. Paper prepared for conference on " Community Response To Irrigation in South Asia", Bangalore, India , 4-7 January 1984. 43p.
Canals ; Irrigation ; Colonialism ; Poverty ; Development ; Land ; Productivity ; Population ; Land tenure ; Organizations / Pakistan / Punjab
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 864 Record No: H04409)
9 Mukherjee, M. 1988. Peasant resistance and peasant consciousness in colonial India: Subalterns and beyond. Economic and Political Weekly, 23(41):2109-2120.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3083 Record No: H05259)
10 Islam, S. 1985. Village in the Haor-Basin of Bangladesh. Tokyo, Japan: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. vi, 92p. (Studies in socio-cultural changes in rural villages in Bangladesh, no.4)
Colonialism ; Settlement ; Population ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Land ; Rural development / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 307.72 G584 ISL Record No: H05200)
11 Farmer, B. H. 1976. Pioneer peasant colonization in Ceylon: A study in Asian agrarian problems. Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press Publishers. xv, 387p.
Peasant workers ; Colonialism ; Agriculture ; Irrigation ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Economic analysis / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.1 G744 FAR Record No: H04806)
12 Mvunga, M. P. 1982. Land law and policy in Zambia. Luzaka, Zambia: Institute for African Studies. University of Zambia. 112p. (Institute of African Studies, Zambian paper no.77)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 346.043 G184 MVW Record No: H05474)
13 Wickramesinghe, G. 1990. Minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. In Dayaratne, M. H. S.; Wickramesinghe, G. (Eds.) Role of non- governmental organizations in the improvement of minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IIMI. pp.7-9.
Irrigation systems ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Colonialism ; Small scale systems / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI WP No.18 Record No: H06331)
14 Ghai, D.; Khan, A. R.; Lee, E.; Radwan, S. (Eds.) 1979. Agrarian systems and rural development. New York, NY, USA: Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc. xv, 375p.
Rural development ; Developing countries ; Case studies ; Policy ; Land reform ; Colonialism ; Agricultural production / Korea Republic / India / Bangladesh / Egypt / Guyana / Tanzania / China / Asia / Cuba
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 330.9 G000 GHA Record No: H06360)
15 Horii, K. 1994. A comparative study on water control system in Malaysian and Japanese farming society. In Orii, K. (Ed.), Trial research report on a comparative study of irrigation institutions in Asia. Saitama-Ken, Japan: Daito Bunka University. pp.25-56.
Water management ; Water control ; Water distribution ; Rice ; Farming systems ; Irrigation canals ; Farmer participation ; History ; Colonialism ; Water policy ; Villages ; Farmers' associations ; Legal aspects / Malaysia / Japan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3347 Record No: H014326)
16 Gilmartin, D. 1994. Scientific empire and imperial science: Colonialism and irrigation technology in the Indus Basin. The Journal of Asian Studies, 53(4):1127-1149.
Irrigation management ; Colonialism ; History ; Political aspects ; Agricultural policy ; Social aspects ; River basin development ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Water rights / India / Indus River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4103 Record No: H017657)
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17 Legoupil, J. C. 1994. Prospects for farmer management of small irrigation schemes: The West African experience. In Thomas, J. A.; Stilwell, W. J. (Eds./Comps.), Proceedings of the International Workshop on Smallholder Irrigation: Community participation and Sustainable Development, Kruger National Park, South Africa, April 1993. Pretoria, South Africa: Water Research Commission. pp.26-49.
Irrigation programs ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Small scale systems ; Food production ; Social development ; Economic development ; Irrigated farming ; Cooperatives ; Farmers' associations ; Land tenure ; Land management ; Colonialism ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Legislation / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Niger / Sahel
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G178 THO Record No: H017760)
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18 Mawardi, M. 1995. Irrigation in Java: Its development and current problems. VISI Irigasi Indonesia, 11(5):111-126.
Irrigation systems ; History ; Colonialism ; Irrigation management ; Rice ; Villages / Indonesia / Java
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4194 Record No: H018018)
19 Dharmasena, G. T. 1989. Make history alive: Saga of the Irrigation Department. Engineer, December:3-6.
Irrigation practices ; Institutions ; Organizations ; History ; Public administration ; Policy ; Colonialism / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4216 Record No: H018255)
20 Mankodi, K. 1996. Political and economic roots of disease: Malaria in Rajasthan. Economic and Political Weekly, January 27:PE42-PE48.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4276 Record No: H018727)
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