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Crossroards land and life in Southwest Asia

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THIS BOOK HAS BEEN WRITTEN around three principal ideas-the crossroads char- acter of Southwest Asia, the role of water in its economy, and the way in which man is changing the landscape.rnrnA major asset of the area is its centrality, and the chief justification for any use of the term Middle East lies in Southwest Asia's strategic position between Europe, Africa, and the bulk of Asia. Since the beginnings of history, its people have served as middlemen at the crossroads of civilization.rnrnMost of Southwest Asia is dry, and if the area did not have high mountains to capture passing moisture and hold it in the form of snow, most of the area would be a desert. Man's survival has depended on his ingenuity in managing water. During the hundred centuries of known history, there have been many changesrnin land use and livelihood. With the introduction of modern techniques, and thanks to royalties from oil, dramatic transformations are now under way. The world must reassess the significance of Southwest Asia. To further this understand- ing, geography provides inventory and evaluation.

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915 Cre c

Publisher

New York : J.B.Lippicott Company., 1960

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593 pages

Language

English

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915

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Geographic
Culture

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