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The arid lands : history, power, knowledge /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Diana K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
Series:History for a sustainable future
Subjects:
Deserts.
Deserts > History.
Arid regions.
Desert ecology.
Desert resources development.
ENVIRONMENT/General
HUMANITIES/History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 271 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps.
ISBN:9780262333535
0262333538
9780262333542
0262333546
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/10651.001.0001