Thirsty Indians
Introduction of Wells Among People of an Arid Region
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2497434 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Henry F Dobyns (autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 1952 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 33-36 |
| Data de publicação | 1952-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.11.4.04j6r562360l6674 |
| OpenAlex | W2051811187 |
| Idioma | EN |
Human beings must drink to live—a fact quite obvious to anyone spading his garden on a warm spring day. Yet many of us live through choice, or lack of it, where drinking water is scarce. This tale is about some of us living in the Papaguería, an arid region in North America. The land takes its name from its inhabitants, Papago Indians. To themselves, they are Tohono Au'autam, Desert People. The area isn't true desert, being cursed with a fine xerophytic vegetation equipped with a formidable array of thorns to fend off waterthirsty animals. The problem is to find water to drink
Arid · Desert (philosophy) · Desert climate · Geography · Political science · Spring (device) · Vegetation (pathology) · Archaeology and Natural History · Ecology · Engineering · Law
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |