The arid lands : history, power, knowledge / Diana K. Davis.

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Davis, Diana K [Author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, (c)2016.Description: 1 online resource (xx, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780262333535

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QH88 .A753 2016

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Subject: 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.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Deserts, Dogma, and Dryland Development Policy; 2 Deserts in the Classical, Early Christian, and Medieval Worlds; 3 Exploration, Desiccation, and Improvement; 4 Imperialism and the Desert Blame Game; 5 The Twentieth Century; 6 Conclusion; Notes; Index; Color Plates

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.

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