LEADER 02705nam 2200613 450 001 9910819323303321 005 20230803035131.0 010 $a1-4619-5910-1 010 $a1-78023-208-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000179970 035 $a(EBL)1731659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001374833 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11793773 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001374833 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11345707 035 $a(PQKB)10735304 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1731659 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1731659 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10895288 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL627667 035 $a(OCoLC)883570884 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000179970 100 $a20140723h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDesert $enature and culture /$fRoslynn D. Haynes 210 1$aLondon, England :$cReaktion Books,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 225 1 $aEarth Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78023-169-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Desert; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; 1. The Diversity of Deserts; 2. An Armoury of Adaptations; 3. Desert Cultures Past and Present; 4. Museums of Our Ancestors; 5. Desert Religions; 6. Travelers and Explorers; 7. Deserts of the Imagination; 8. Deserts in Western Art; 9. Exploitation and Opportunity; The World's Major Deserts; Glossary; References; Select Bibliography; Associations and Websites; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aSand. Cacti. Lizards. Mirages. Deserts call to mind exotic places, a sense of adventure and freedom, but also thirst and desolation. In Desert, Roslynn D. Haynes takes a fresh look at this geographical feature and cultural entity as it becomes an increasingly threatened environment. Considering the immense geographical diversity of deserts from the Sahara to Antarctica, Haynes explores the intriguing and often bizarre ways plants and animals adapt to such a hostile environment, as well as the diverse peoples that have inhabited deserts and evolved unique lifestyles and 410 0$aEarth series (Reaktion Books (Firm)) 606 $aDeserts 606 $aDeserts$xHistory 606 $aDesert ecology 615 0$aDeserts. 615 0$aDeserts$xHistory. 615 0$aDesert ecology. 676 $a704.9436154 700 $aHaynes$b Roslynn D.$0201060 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819323303321 996 $aDesert$93999919 997 $aUNINA