A zone of deprivation and emptiness but also a space for adventure and even divine revelation, the Desert has historically resisted human domination, even as it has continued to tantalize the cultural imagination.
Cabinet issue 63, with a special section on "The Desert," includes Maria Golia on the long history of tomb raiding in Egypt
Margaret Spelling on her recent visit to the town built in the Andalusian Desert as a set for Italian spaghetti westerns; and Jonathan Randall on clima.
A zone of deprivation and emptiness but also a space for adventure and even divine revelation, the Desert has historically resisted human domination, even as it has continued to tantalize the cultural imagination