She has numerous publications, including her two recent books resurrecting the granary of rome and environmental imaginaries of the middle east and north africa. In addition to resurrecting the granary of romes erudition and careful documentation, one of the most refreshing aspects of the book is the inclusion of stunning color plates. Diana k davis tales of deforestation and desertification in north africa have been told from the roman period to the present. Deserts are commonly imagined as barren, defiled, worthless places, wastelands in need of development. Journal of historical geography daviss study is engagingly written, free of scientific jargon and fully documented.
Environmental history and french colonia expansion in north africa, ohio university press, athens, ohio. Such stories of environmental decline in the maghreb are still recounted by experts. With a founding steeped in legend, along with the rise and fall of a monarchy, a republic, and an. I havent quite read all of this but definitely consulted it frequently as the economy and trade of mediterranean rome is a hobby of mine. Books published for the first time in english, in any country, in calendar year 2020 or in the period oct. Resurrecting the granary of rome is an excellent piece of scholarship, well written, well researched, and well argued. Environmental history and french colonial expansion in north africa isbn. Winner of the george perkins marsh prize for best book in environmental. Featuring paintings by huguet, fromentin, leleux, and guillaumet, the plates vividly illustrate orientalist assumptions held about the maghreb. To learn more about rome past and present, check out a few of these books and films. Rent resurrecting the granary of rome environmental history and french colonial expansion in north africa 1st edition 9780821417522 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks.
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Davis, a geographer and veterinarian, is professor of history and geography at the university of california, davis, and author of the awardwinning resurrecting the granary of rome. Tales of deforestation and desertification in north africa have been told from the roman period to the present. Resurrecting the granary of rome environmental history and. Download the book resurrecting the granary of rome. Jul, 2011 10 of the best books set in rome malcolm burgess, publisher of the citylit series, selects his favourite reads about the eternal city, from i, claudius to the rome of fellini and beyond as.
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