Desert /

"Desert takes a fresh look at one of the most significant natural aspects of our planet as both a geographical feature and a cultural entity. It examines and often overturns our common notions about deserts, from the fear of desolation and death of thirst on the one hand, to the attraction of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haynes, Roslynn D. (Roslynn Doris), 1940- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2013.
Colección:Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Temas:
Deserts.
Deserts > History.
Desert ecology.
Desert people > History.
Deserts in art.
Deserts in literature.
Déserts.
Déserts > Histoire.
Écologie des déserts.
Habitants du désert > Histoire.
Déserts dans l'art.
Déserts dans la littérature.
deserts.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Desert ecology
Desert people
Deserts
Deserts in art
Deserts in literature
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The diversity of deserts
  • An armoury of adaptations
  • Desert cultures past and present
  • Museums of our ancestors
  • Desert religions
  • Travellers and explorers
  • Deserts of the imagination
  • Deserts in Western art
  • Exploration and opportunity
  • The world's major deserts.

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