The Resource Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III ; with an afterword by Timothy Mitchell
Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III ; with an afterword by Timothy Mitchell
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- Summary
- The landscapes of the Middle East have captured our imaginations throughout history. Images of endless golden dunes, camel caravans, isolated desert oases, and rivers lined with palm trees have often framed written and visual representations of the region. Embedded in these portrayals is the common belief that the environment, in most places, has been deforested and desertified by centuries of misuse. It is precisely such orientalist environmental imaginaries, increasingly undermined by contemporary ecological data, that the eleven authors in this volume question. This is the first volume t
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction: Imperialism, Orientalism, and the Environment in the Middle East : History, Policy, Power, and Practice / Diana K. Davis
- "A Rebellion of Technology" : Development, Policing, and the British Arabian Imaginary / Priya Satia
- Restoring Roman Nature : French Identity and North African Environmental History / Diana K. Davis
- Body of Work : Water and Reimagining the Sahara in the Era of Decolonization / George R. Trumbull IV
- From the Bottom Up : The Nile, Silt, and Humans in Ottoman Egypt / Alan Mikhail
- Drafting a Map of Colonial Egypt : The 1902 Aswan Dam, Historical Imagination, and the Production of Agricultural Geography / Jennifer L. Derr
- Remapping the Nation, Critiquing the State : Environmental Narratives and Desert Land Reclamation in Egypt / Jeannie Sowers
- Salts, Soils, and (Un)Sustainabilities? Analyzing Narratives of Environmental Change in Southeastern Turkey / Leila M. Harris
- Hydro-Imaginaries and the Construction of the Political Geography of the Jordan River : The Johnston Mission, 1953/56 / Samer Alatout
- Environmentalism Deferred : Nationalisms and Israeli/Palestinian Imaginaries / Shaul Cohen
- Isbn
- 9780821444252
- Label
- Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa
- Title
- Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III ; with an afterword by Timothy Mitchell
- Subject
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- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
- Africa, North -- Environmental conditions
- Africa, North -- Environmental conditions | Historiography
- British colonies
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- France -- Colonies | History
- French colonies
- Great Britain -- Colonies | History
- History
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Africa, North -- History
- Human ecology -- Middle East -- History
- Humanekologi -- Mellanöstern -- historia
- Humanekologi -- Nordafrika -- historia
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Environmental conditions
- Middle East -- Environmental conditions | Historiography
- Middle East -- Foreign public opinion, British
- Middle East -- Foreign public opinion, French
- North Africa
- Public opinion, British
- Public opinion, French
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The landscapes of the Middle East have captured our imaginations throughout history. Images of endless golden dunes, camel caravans, isolated desert oases, and rivers lined with palm trees have often framed written and visual representations of the region. Embedded in these portrayals is the common belief that the environment, in most places, has been deforested and desertified by centuries of misuse. It is precisely such orientalist environmental imaginaries, increasingly undermined by contemporary ecological data, that the eleven authors in this volume question. This is the first volume t
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- digitized
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- Dewey number
- 304.20956
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- GF670
- LC item number
- .E58 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Davis, Diana K
- Burke, Edmund
- Series statement
- Ohio University Press series in ecology and history
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- Human ecology
- Human ecology
- Middle East
- Africa, North
- Middle East
- Africa, North
- Middle East
- Middle East
- Great Britain
- France
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- French colonies
- British colonies
- Ecology
- Human ecology
- Public opinion, British
- Public opinion, French
- North Africa
- Middle East
- Humanekologi
- Humanekologi
- Label
- Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III ; with an afterword by Timothy Mitchell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
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- Contents
- Introduction: Imperialism, Orientalism, and the Environment in the Middle East : History, Policy, Power, and Practice / Diana K. Davis -- "A Rebellion of Technology" : Development, Policing, and the British Arabian Imaginary / Priya Satia -- Restoring Roman Nature : French Identity and North African Environmental History / Diana K. Davis -- Body of Work : Water and Reimagining the Sahara in the Era of Decolonization / George R. Trumbull IV -- From the Bottom Up : The Nile, Silt, and Humans in Ottoman Egypt / Alan Mikhail -- Drafting a Map of Colonial Egypt : The 1902 Aswan Dam, Historical Imagination, and the Production of Agricultural Geography / Jennifer L. Derr -- Remapping the Nation, Critiquing the State : Environmental Narratives and Desert Land Reclamation in Egypt / Jeannie Sowers -- Salts, Soils, and (Un)Sustainabilities? Analyzing Narratives of Environmental Change in Southeastern Turkey / Leila M. Harris -- Hydro-Imaginaries and the Construction of the Political Geography of the Jordan River : The Johnston Mission, 1953/56 / Samer Alatout -- Environmentalism Deferred : Nationalisms and Israeli/Palestinian Imaginaries / Shaul Cohen
- Control code
- 768572206
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780821444252
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Other control number
- 9780821420409
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1j69cgd
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768572206
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Environmental imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Diana K. Davis and Edmund Burke III ; with an afterword by Timothy Mitchell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Imperialism, Orientalism, and the Environment in the Middle East : History, Policy, Power, and Practice / Diana K. Davis -- "A Rebellion of Technology" : Development, Policing, and the British Arabian Imaginary / Priya Satia -- Restoring Roman Nature : French Identity and North African Environmental History / Diana K. Davis -- Body of Work : Water and Reimagining the Sahara in the Era of Decolonization / George R. Trumbull IV -- From the Bottom Up : The Nile, Silt, and Humans in Ottoman Egypt / Alan Mikhail -- Drafting a Map of Colonial Egypt : The 1902 Aswan Dam, Historical Imagination, and the Production of Agricultural Geography / Jennifer L. Derr -- Remapping the Nation, Critiquing the State : Environmental Narratives and Desert Land Reclamation in Egypt / Jeannie Sowers -- Salts, Soils, and (Un)Sustainabilities? Analyzing Narratives of Environmental Change in Southeastern Turkey / Leila M. Harris -- Hydro-Imaginaries and the Construction of the Political Geography of the Jordan River : The Johnston Mission, 1953/56 / Samer Alatout -- Environmentalism Deferred : Nationalisms and Israeli/Palestinian Imaginaries / Shaul Cohen
- Control code
- 768572206
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780821444252
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9780821420409
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1j69cgd
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768572206
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
- Africa, North -- Environmental conditions
- Africa, North -- Environmental conditions | Historiography
- British colonies
- Ecology
- Electronic books
- France -- Colonies | History
- French colonies
- Great Britain -- Colonies | History
- History
- Human ecology
- Human ecology -- Africa, North -- History
- Human ecology -- Middle East -- History
- Humanekologi -- Mellanöstern -- historia
- Humanekologi -- Nordafrika -- historia
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Environmental conditions
- Middle East -- Environmental conditions | Historiography
- Middle East -- Foreign public opinion, British
- Middle East -- Foreign public opinion, French
- North Africa
- Public opinion, British
- Public opinion, French
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
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