The binding of the Nile and the new Soudan

"The Binding of the Nile and the New Soudan" by Sidney Cornwallis Peel is a historical exploration of the Nile River's impact on Egypt, specifically looking at irrigation and its social and political effects. It begins by explaining how the Nile changed from a sea valley into a vital resource for ancient Egyptian civilizations. Peel looks closely at how the river's floods matched up with farming methods and how important historical irrigation systems were. This introduction lays the foundation for understanding how the Nile tied the land together, but it also hints at the difficult environmental and political problems that rose up because the people relied so much on the river.