Imagining the Atacama Desert - Francaviglia, Richard
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Widely regarded as the driest place on earth, the seemingly desolate Atacama Desert of Chile is a place steeped in intrigue and haunted by collective memories. This book, based on archival research and field work, brings together the work of geographers, historians, anthropologists, botanists, geologists, astronomers, novelists, and others to offer a nuanced understanding of this complex desert landscape.

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Widely regarded as the driest place on earth, the seemingly desolate Atacama Desert of Chile is a place steeped in intrigue and haunted by collective memories. This book, based on archival research and field work, brings together the work of geographers, historians, anthropologists, botanists, geologists, astronomers, novelists, and others to offer a nuanced understanding of this complex desert landscape.
Autorenporträt
Richard Francaviglia is professor emeritus of history and geography at the University of Texas at Arlington. His books include The Mapmakers of New Zion: A Cartographic History of Mormonism and Believing in Place: A Spiritual Geography of the Great Basin. He lives in Salem, Oregon, where he is an associated scholar at Willamette University.