Desert /
Sand. 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...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2013
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| Series: | Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))
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Table of Contents:
- The diversity of deserts
- An armoury of adaptations
- Desert cultures past and present
- Museums of our ancestors
- Desert religions
- Travellers and explorers
- Desserts of the imagination
- Deserts in Western art
- Exploration and opportunity