LEADER 02715oam 2200733K 450 001 9910821208603321 005 20190503073430.0 010 $a0-262-33354-6 010 $a0-262-33353-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000633434 035 $a(EBL)4504336 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001645913 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16417892 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001645913 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14971492 035 $a(PQKB)10903721 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4504336 035 $a(OCoLC)946725204 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51469 035 $a(OCoLC)946725204$z(OCoLC)947222565$z(OCoLC)960895378$z(OCoLC)961007015$z(OCoLC)964303192$z(OCoLC)965431266$z(OCoLC)1053532724 035 $a(OCoLC-P)946725204 035 $a(MaCbMITP)10651 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4504336 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11203036 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL915504 035 $a(OCoLC)947222565 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000633434 100 $a20160415h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe arid lands $ehistory, power, knowledge /$fDiana K. Davis 210 1$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$cThe MIT Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 225 1 $aHistory for a sustainable future 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-03452-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aAn argument that the perception of arid lands as wastelands is politically motivated and that these landscapes are variable, biodiverse ecosystems, whose inhabitants must be empowered. 410 0$aHistory for a sustainable future. 606 $aDeserts 606 $aDeserts$xHistory 606 $aArid regions 606 $aDesert ecology 606 $aDesert resources development 610 $aENVIRONMENT/General 610 $aHUMANITIES/History 615 0$aDeserts. 615 0$aDeserts$xHistory. 615 0$aArid regions. 615 0$aDesert ecology. 615 0$aDesert resources development. 676 $a577.54 700 $aDavis$b Diana K.$0848581 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821208603321 996 $aThe arid lands$94068460 997 $aUNINA