The Camargue
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Good.
Tucked between the twin arms of the Rhône delta on the southern coast of France, the Camargue is one of Europe's most enigmatic and biologically rich wilderness regions — a vast, wind-scoured landscape of salt flats, marshes, and lagoons where white horses roam freely and flamingos paint the horizon pink. Carol Dix's The Camargue presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of this singular terrain, chronicling its geography, ecology, and the tenacious communities of gardians and gitans who have shaped its cultural identity across centuries. With a journalist's eye for detail and a naturalist's reverence for the land, Dix details the delicate balance between the wild and the human, capturing a region perpetually at odds with encroaching modernity. Written at a time when environmental consciousness was beginning to reshape how the Western world regarded its last wild places, The Camargue carries an urgency that transcends mere travelogue. Dix's prose moves fluidly between lyrical observation and rigorous reportage, illuminating the tensions between conservation efforts, agriculture, and the traditions of a people deeply bound to the rhythms of the delta. For anyone drawn to the elemental beauty of landscapes where land, water, and sky dissolve into one another, this work leaves an indelible impression — and a nagging question of how much longer such places can endure.
Author: Carol Dix
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Good.
Tucked between the twin arms of the Rhône delta on the southern coast of France, the Camargue is one of Europe's most enigmatic and biologically rich wilderness regions — a vast, wind-scoured landscape of salt flats, marshes, and lagoons where white horses roam freely and flamingos paint the horizon pink. Carol Dix's The Camargue presents an intimate and authoritative portrait of this singular terrain, chronicling its geography, ecology, and the tenacious communities of gardians and gitans who have shaped its cultural identity across centuries. With a journalist's eye for detail and a naturalist's reverence for the land, Dix details the delicate balance between the wild and the human, capturing a region perpetually at odds with encroaching modernity. Written at a time when environmental consciousness was beginning to reshape how the Western world regarded its last wild places, The Camargue carries an urgency that transcends mere travelogue. Dix's prose moves fluidly between lyrical observation and rigorous reportage, illuminating the tensions between conservation efforts, agriculture, and the traditions of a people deeply bound to the rhythms of the delta. For anyone drawn to the elemental beauty of landscapes where land, water, and sky dissolve into one another, this work leaves an indelible impression — and a nagging question of how much longer such places can endure.