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The Awakening Desert

The Autobiography of an Israeli Scientist

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  • © 1989

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  1. Michael Evenari

    1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Youth

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 1-16

  3. Student Years: The Young Botanist

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 17-45

  4. Palestine

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 46-56

  5. Life in Palestine and Military Service during the Second World War

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 57-68

  6. With the Jewish Brigade in Italy

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 69-79

  7. From Palestine to Israel

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 80-93

  8. South America

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 94-105

  9. California and Return to Israel

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 106-116

  10. In Europe and North America on Behalf of the University

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 117-125

  11. Vice-President of the Hebrew University

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 126-136

  12. The Negev

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 137-147

  13. An Orchard Grows from Ancient Seeds

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 148-160

  14. The Six-Day War and its Aftermath

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 161-174

  15. A Visit to Russia, and the Institute for Desert Research

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 175-186

  16. Science, the Human Condition, and the Future of Mankind: A Biologist’s View

    • Michael Evenari
    Pages 187-200

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 201-204
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About this book

Michael Evenari's biography unfolds his exciting, manifold life: his love for botany, the confrontation with political events as a youngster and his thrilling experience of helping in the development of Israel. Evenari takes us on his exciting expeditions in the company of his beloved wife. He tells us of his meetings with many personalities and about his farm in the Negev. The discovery of long forgotten floodwater irrigated farm systems from the times of King Salomon and their reconstruction became a successful experiment which lead him to teach this approach of runoff agriculture in many parts of the world, initializing progress in the development of various arid areas. As a tribute to his successful scientific life, Evenari was awarded the Balzan Prize in 1988. In April 1989, Michael Evenari died at the age of 84.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    Michael Evenari

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Awakening Desert

  • Book Subtitle: The Autobiography of an Israeli Scientist

  • Authors: Michael Evenari

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74460-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-50794-9Published: 14 September 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74460-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 204

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Original German edition published by Bleicher Verlag 1987

  • Topics: Ecology, Agriculture, Forestry, Plant Sciences, Environmental Economics

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