Terje Tvedt

Terje Tvedt (born 24 August 1951) is a Norwegian academic, author and documentary film maker.

Terje Tvedt

Tvedt is presently a professor at the Department of Geography, University of Bergen, and Professor in Global History, University of Oslo, Norway. He has previously been a professor of political science and development studies.[1]

Tvedt has written and published on the role of water in society and history, and how water-society relations impact societies. [2]He has also written on the Norwegian modern history of ideas with an emphasis on dominant worldviews in the era of development aid,

Tvedt has created TV-documentaries, including A Journey in the History of Water, The Future of Water, and The Nile Quest. They have been shown in 150 countries on many TV networks.[3]

Bibliography

Selected non-Norwegian book titles:

  • 2016: Water and Society. London/New York: I.B. Tauris.
  • 2014-2016: A History of Water, Series III, (3 vols, editor), London: I.B. Tauris.
  • 2013: Journey in the Future of Water, London/New York: I.B. Tauris.
  • 2010: A History of Water, Series II, (3 vols, editor), London: I.B. Tauris.
  • 2010: The River Nile in the Post-Colonial Age, (ed.), London:I.B. Tauris.
  • 2006: A History of Water, Series I, (3 vols, editor), London: I.B. Tauris.
  • 2004: The River Nile in the Age of the British. Political Ecology and & the Quest for Economic Power London/New York: I.B.Tauris.
  • 2000: An Annotated Bibliography on the Southern Sudan 1850-2000 (II vol). Bergen.
  • 2000: The River Nile and Its Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Role. An Annotated Bibliography, Bergen.
  • 1998: Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats? NGOs & Foreign Aid. London: James Currey, US: Africa World Press.
  • 1994: A Short Cut to Decay: the Case of the Sudan – together with Sharif Harir, Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, Uppsala.
  • 1993: Conflicts in the Horn of Africa: Human and Ecological Consequences of Warfare – EPOS, Uppsala.

Documentaries

Selected documentaries include:

  • 2014: The Nile Quest, 3 episodes, (see watervideo.com)
  • 2013: De gode bombene, NRK Brennpunkt
  • 2010: En dråpe luksus, TV 2, Dokument 2
  • 2007: A Journey in the Future of Water, 3 episodes, TV2/Panopticon, (see www.watervideo.com)
  • 2007: De hvite hjelperne, TV 2, Dokument 2
  • 1997: A Journey in the History of Water, 4 episodes, NRK, (see watervideo.com)

References
  1. Terje Tvedt: Bio, University of Bergen
  2. A comprehensive history of water in nine volumes, University of Bergen
  3. The Ultimate Water Journeys
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