The Making of the Cretan Landscape - Softcover

Rackham, Oliver; Moody, Jennifer

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9780719036477: The Making of the Cretan Landscape
Softcover
ISBN 10: 071903647X ISBN 13: 9780719036477
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This is the first book to help the visitor understand Crete's remarkable landscape, which is just as spectacular as the island's rich archaeological heritage. Crete is a wonderful and dramatic island, a miniature continent with precipitous mountains, a hundred gorges, unique plants, extinct animals and lost civilisations, as well as the characteristic agricultural landscape of olive groves, vines and goats, Jennifer Moody and Oliver Rackham explain how the island's peculiar and extraordinary features, moulded and modified by centuries of human activity, have come together to create the landscape we see today. They also explain the formation and ecology of Crete's beautiful mountains and coastline, and the contemporary threats to the island's fragile natural beauty.

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Review

'...remarkably comprehensive in its scope, covering the history, geology, natural history, agriculture and many peripheral topics in detail. You should read it from start to finish (several times).' --BBC Wildlife Magazine

'This is an excellent and very readable book.' --The Anglo-Hellenic Review

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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
071903647X
ISBN 13 
9780719036477
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
200
Rating
  • 4.50 out of 5 stars
    14 ratings by Goodreads

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