Overview

Throughout the history of the United States, the concepts of ""land"" and ""the West"" have fired the American imagination and fuelled controversy. The essays in this book deal with complex, troublesome, and interrelated questions regarding land: who owns it? who has access to it? what happens when private rights infringe upon the public good, or when one ethnic group is pitted against another?, or when there is a conflict between economic and environmental values? many of these questions have deep historical roots. They all have special significance in the modern American West, where natural resources are still abundant and large areas of land are federally owned.

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Author:   William G. Robbins ,  James C. Foster
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780295980201

ISBN 10:   0295980206
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 October 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: In Search of Western Lands - William Robbins PART I: Three Perspectives on Property Rights Private Property and the Public Interest: Land in the American Idea - Daniel Bromley Property Rights, Freedom, and Evolving Social Order - Bruce Yandle New Property Rights Debates: The Dialectics of Naming, Blaming, and Claiming - Sarah Pralle & Michael McCann PART II: Urban and Rural Vantage Points on Property Land for Cities, Scenery for City People: Managing Urbanization in the American Grain - Carl Abbott From Open Range to Closed Range on the Public Lands - William Rowle y PART III: Three Case Studies of Land Use Dividing the Land: The Taylor Ranch and the Case for Preserving the Limited Access Commons - Maria Montoya Public Lands and Public Sentiment: A Comparative Look at national Parks - Arthur Gomez Owning It All in Alaska: The Political Power of a Rhetorical Paradigm - Stephan Haycox Epilogue Contested Terrain: The Business of Land in the American West - Richard White Contributors Index

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"""This collection speaks directly to the most vexing political divisions within the New West, from urban and rural frictions to disputes over the management of non-renewable and renewable resources. The authors address an impressive range of issues from philosophical, legal, environmental, social, and political viewpoints.""--William Lang, Portland State University ""Land is a perennial 'hot button' issue in the American West, and this compilation takes the most pressing, and often most controversial, issues to agitate westerners during the past two decades and explains them well.""--Carlos A. Schwantes, University of Idaho"

""This collection speaks directly to the most vexing political divisions within the New West, from urban and rural frictions to disputes over the management of non-renewable and renewable resources. The authors address an impressive range of issues from philosophical, legal, environmental, social, and political viewpoints.""--William Lang, Portland State University ""Land is a perennial 'hot button' issue in the American West, and this compilation takes the most pressing, and often most controversial, issues to agitate westerners during the past two decades and explains them well.""--Carlos A. Schwantes, University of Idaho

This collection speaks directly to the most vexing political divisions within the New West, from urban and rural frictions to disputes over the management of non-renewable and renewable resources. The authors address an impressive range of issues from philosophical, legal, environmental, social, and political viewpoints. --William Lang, Portland State University Land is a perennial 'hot button' issue in the American West, and this compilation takes the most pressing, and often most controversial, issues to agitate westerners during the past two decades and explains them well. --Carlos A. Schwantes, University of Idaho

Author Information

Robbins is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at Oregon State University. He has published eight books on the Pacific Northwest, including Hard Times In Paradise: Coos Bay, Oregon (Washington), Landscapes of Conflict: The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Washington), and Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story, 1800-1940 (Washington).

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