This edited collection explores the many ways in which diverse individuals and groups—such as state and federal managers, First Peoples, ranchers, miners, oil and gas extraction industries, sports enthusiasts, environmentalists, local residents, and tourists—actively negotiate, contest, and collaborate on issues regarding public lands in the American West. Tracing these ever-morphing alliances and antagonisms, this volume highlights the recurring patterns within this diverse array of social actors.
Author(s): Kathleen M. Sullivan, James H. McDonald
Publisher: Lexington Books
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 220
City: Lanham
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Public Lands in the Western US
Public Lands in the Western US: Place and Politics in the Clash between Public and Private
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Contents
Part I Overview
Introduction
References Cited
Chapter 1
Public Lands through the Prism of Senses of Place
Grounded in Senses of Place
Performatives of Collaboration and Conflict
Plan of the Book
Notes
References Cited
Part II Exploring Senses of Place
Chapter 2
The New Wild West
A Brief History of America’s Western Range Wars and Sagebrush Rebellions
Bunkerville, Malheur, and Cedar City
Cattle Grazing and the Ranchers’ Beef with the Federal Government
God, the Nay Book, and the Constitution
Identity, Heritage, and a Nostalgic Imagined Past
Range War as Revitalization Movement
Conclusion
Notes
References Cited
Chapter 3
Public Land, Place, and Shadow Displacement in Rural Utah
Myers Valley: A Private Island in a Public Land Sea
Discussion and Conclusion: Ranching and Place in Rural Utah
Notes
References Cited
Chapter 4
Claiming the Los Angeles River for “the Public,” by Boat and by Permit
A Hazard
A Water Resource
A Place of (and for) Nature
Challenges and Conclusions
Notes
References Cited
Chapter 5
Chile and New Mexico
The Enchantment of Active Engagement
Enchantment, Presence, and Absence
Anglos as the Target Subject of Enchantment
Who Are the Hispanic New Mexicans?
The Enchantment of Consuming Place
Red Chile and Green Chile
Taking Chile Home
Note
References Cited
Part III Practices and Contexts of Collaboration and Conflict
Chapter 6
A Reckoning of the Nuclear West
References Cited
Chapter 7
Public Lands Security
The History of Local-Federal Struggle
The Advent of BLM Law Enforcement
The Catch-22 of BLM Law Enforcement
Clashing Local and Federal Authority
The Failure of Local-Federal Partnerships and Collaboration
Anti-Federal Movements
Discussion and Conclusion
Notes
References Cited
Chapter 8
Restoring Wild Bison in the Heart of Cattle Country
The Interagency Bison Management Plan
The Buffalo Field Campaign
Cattle Country
Restoring the Buffalo Nation
Defusing the Landmine
Conclusion
Notes
References Cited
Chapter 9
Through a Forest Wilderness
Traditional Ecological Management in Yosemite Valley at the Time of Contact
Park Creation, Surveillance, and the Displacement of Traditional Ecological Practices
Revisionary Critiques, Revisionary Policies: Plant Gathering in a New Millennium
Toward a Conclusion
References Cited
Chapter 10
Nature’s Belonging
Introduction
On Landscapes and Conservation
Surplus Landscapes and Species of Capital
Landscape Imaginaries and the Settler Pastoral
Conclusion: Place and Cultural Politics
Notes
References Cited
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
