The New Desert Reader

The New Desert Reader
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Publisher : University of Utah Press
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780874808711
ISBN-13 : 0874808715
Rating : 4/5 (715 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The New Desert Reader by : Peter Wild

Download or read book The New Desert Reader written by Peter Wild and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A slow change in outlook dominates the book, as attitudes shift from viewing the desert as a place of sanctity, then a land to be despised or exploited, and back to an appreciation of it as a special place, an arena of highly complex natural communities, and a wild refuge for the human body and soul.


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