An Algerian Oasis Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4043596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward A Ackerman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1936 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 250 |
| Publication date | 1936-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/140454 |
| OpenAlex | W2322756555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
T VHE untravelled reader's concept of distant places usually errs optimistically. The popular picture of a Sea island is a familiar case in point, but no less widespread are the romantic conceptions of the desert oases of Africa and Arabia. Facile pens often contribute to the error. The literary oasis is a paradise of lush greenness, where nature is as bountiful as she is harsh and unyielding in the desert. To the wanderer on desert ways any green spot would be in its great contrast a paradise, but we who inhabit humid lands could not agree to that. However, we seldom see an oasis, and then through rose glasses, so we accept the portrayal. Europe lans (and occasionally an American) now find their way over the Algerian plateaux to Biskra, the first oasis south of Constantine, and the northernmost of the Saharan group. But rarely do they get south of the steppes in which Biskra lies and into the more interesting and typical oases of the Oued Rhir. Those who do, and who are good observers, no longer harbor the slightest illusion about the pleasant life on an oasis. Touggourt, in the Oued Rhir, although not ancient, is one of the richer islands of the Sahara. Its history beoan with the introduction into South Algeria from Arabia of the date palm
Geography · Political science · Water management and technologies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2013 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |