The nature of desert nature /
"The desert inspires wonder. Attending to history, culture, science, and spirit, Everything That Stings, Clings, or Sings celebrates the bounty and the significance of desert places"--Provided by publisher
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tucson :
The University of Arizona Press,
2020
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| Series: | Southwest Center series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- The Nature of Desert Nature: A Deep History of Everything that Sticks, Stinks, Stings, Sings, Swings, Springs, or Clings in Arid Landscapes // Gary Paul Nabhan
- NATIVE WAYS OF ENVISIONING DESERTS
- Where Wilderness Begins // Ofelia Zepeda
- Heeno // Alberto Mellado Moreno
- I Commit to Memory the Desert Village, My Family, and My Home // Octaviana V. Trujillo
- GROWING UP DESERTED
- A Sense of Place and a Sense of Self: The Acquisition of Compassion from the Desert // Paul Dayton
- My Childhood Desert // Alberto Búrquez
- Reconciling Cooperation vs. Competition Among Desert Creatures // Ray Pierotti
- At the Desert's Edge // Benjamin T. Wilder
- DESERT CONTEMPLATIVES
- The Insurmountable Darkness of Love // Douglas Christie
- Falling in Love // Tessa Bielecki
- Encountering Openness // Thomas Lowe Fleischner
- A Hoosier's Desert // Father David Denny
- Listening to Our Sibling Deserts: Restoring Indigenous Mindfulness // Jack Loeffler
- DESERT AS ATZLÁN AND DIVIDED TURF
- Clearly Marked Ghosts // Francisco Cantú
- A White Body Out in the Desert // Homero Aridjis
- Postscript. Staring at the Walls: Views of the Desert in Southern Arizona Public Art // Paul Mirocha
- Contributors
- Series Information
