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About Terje Tvedt
- Terje Tvedt (born 24 August 1951) is a Norwegian academic, author and film maker.
- He 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.Tvedt has written and published extensively on the role of water in society and history, and developed influential perspectives on how water-society relations impact societies.
- See especially his books on the history of the Nile and “A History of Water” series in 9 volumes.He is also a prolific writer on Norwegian modern history of ideas with an emphasis on dominant worldviews in the era of development aid, and has been a very central figure in Norwegian public and intellectual debates on these issues.
- He has also made numerous successful and award-winning TV-documentaries on different topics, among them A Journey in the History of Water, The Future of Water, and The Nile Quest.
- They have been shown in about 150 countries and been bought by many of the world's leading TV-networks.
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