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The arid lands : history, power, knowledge / Diana K. Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Diana K., author.
- Series:
- History for a sustainable future
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deserts.
- Deserts--History.
- Arid regions.
- Desert ecology.
- Desert resources development.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- An argument that the perception of arid lands as wastelands is politically motivated and that these landscapes are variable, biodiverse ecosystems, whose inhabitants must be empowered.
- Contents:
- 1 Deserts, Dogma, and Dryland Development Policy 1
- 2 Strange, Wonderful, and Scary: Deserts in the Classical, Early Christian, and Medieval Worlds 23
- 3 Exploration, Desiccation, and Improvement 49
- 4 Imperialism and the Desert Blame Game 81
- 5 The Twentieth Century: Desertification Comes of Age 117
- 6 Conclusion: Embracing Variability in the Twenty-first Century 155.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262333535
- 0262333538
- 9780262333542
- 0262333546
- OCLC:
- 946725204
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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