1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466120403321

Autore

Davis Diana K.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2015]

ISBN

0-262-33353-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

History for a sustainable future

Disciplina

577.54

Soggetti

Deserts

Deserts - History

Arid regions

Desert ecology

Desert resources development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996386275003316

Autore

Howgill Francis <1618-1669.>

Titolo

The measvring rod of the Lord stretched forth over all nations and the line of true judgment laid to the rulers thereof [[electronic resource] ] : wherein all governours and rulers, potentates and powers are measured, and all governments and lawes weighed in the true weight : wherein they all may see how far they are degenerated from the law of righteousness, and the rules of wisdome, which was in the beginning, before tyranny, and persecution, and rebellion had shewed it selfe : also shewing the end that will come upon all those rulers and governments, rulers and lawes that have been made in the apostacy, which is to all overthrown ... : also an advertisement to all the rulers upon the earth ... : published for the information of all the rulers upon earth ... / / by one who waits to see the kingdoms of the world to become the kingdomes of the Lord ... Francis Howgil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Giles Calvert ..., 1658

Descrizione fisica

32 p

Soggetti

Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113