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UNINA9910798147603321 |
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Autore |
Davis Diana K. |
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The arid lands : history, power, knowledge / / Diana K. Davis |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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0-262-33354-6 |
0-262-33353-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Collana |
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History for a sustainable future |
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Soggetti |
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Deserts |
Deserts - History |
Arid regions |
Desert ecology |
Desert resources development |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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. |
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UNISA996247967703316 |
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John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, <fl. 476-518.> |
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The lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus / / John Rufus ; edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr |
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Atlanta, GA, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2008 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xcii, 370 p.) |
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Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world. ; ; no. 24 |
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HornCornelia B |
PhenixRobert R |
John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, <fl. 476-518.> |
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Monasticism and religious orders - Iberia (Kingdom) - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
Monasticism and religious orders - Palestine - History - Early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Also published in hardback: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-335) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The context of the history of Georgia from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Christianity and monasticism in Georgia in the fourth and fifth centuries -- Peter's genealogy in the Life of Peter the Iberian : hagiographic ancestry -- The history of the christological controversies and their context in Palestine from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Monasticism in fifth-century Palestine -- On the death of Theodosius -- The anti-chalcedonian defeat in Palestine -- Authorship -- John Rufus -- Rhetoric and genre in the Life of Peter the Iberian -- Text-critical overview -- Versions and original text -- Synopsis of the Vita Petri Iberi and the De obitu Theodosii -- Outline of the Vita Petri Iberi -- Outline of the De obitu Theodosii -- Genealogical tables of the families of Peter the Iberian and Zuzo -- Chronological timeline -- Texts and translations -- Life of Peter the Iberian -- On the death of Theodosius. |
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