Public Lands in the Western US: Place and Politics in the Clash between Public and Private

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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