The arid lands
Subtitle: history, power, knowledge
By: Diana K. Davis
Series: History for a sustainable future; History for a sustainable future
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780262034524
Subjects: Arid regions; History; Desert resources development; Deserts; Desert ecology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Deserts, dogma, and dryland development policy; title: Strange, wonderful, and scary : deserts in the classical, early Christian, and medieval worlds; title: Exploration, desiccation, and improvement; title: Imperialism and the desert blame game; title: The twentieth century : desertification comes of age; title: Conclusion: Embracing variability in the twenty-first century.