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Shows how iconic representations of nature—from museum to theme park—define our ideas about saving the natural world



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"From Disney amusement centers and natural history museums to Al Gore’s global warming spectaculars and American national parks, Stephanie Rutherford traces out the historical contingencies behind ‘green governmentality.’ Using this notion as her analytic of power, she develops an insightful analysis of how contemporary cultural politics and global markets help govern the wild and constitute the self in the U.S. through environmentally-driven consumer experiences." —Timothy W. Luke, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



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Contents

Introduction: Governing Nature

1. Ordering Nature at the American Museum of Natural History
2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom: “The Wild Was Never This Wild”™
3. Wolves, Bison, and Bears, Oh My! Defining Nature at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
4. Science and Storytelling: Al Gore and the Climate Debate

Conclusion: Being Otherwise
Acknowledgments

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Governing the Wild

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: 01/11/2011
      ISBN13: 9780816674473, 978-0816674473
      ISBN10: 0816674477
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      Environmental policy and protocols

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Shows how iconic representations of nature—from museum to theme park—define our ideas about saving the natural world



      Trade Review

      "From Disney amusement centers and natural history museums to Al Gore’s global warming spectaculars and American national parks, Stephanie Rutherford traces out the historical contingencies behind ‘green governmentality.’ Using this notion as her analytic of power, she develops an insightful analysis of how contemporary cultural politics and global markets help govern the wild and constitute the self in the U.S. through environmentally-driven consumer experiences." —Timothy W. Luke, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University



      Table of Contents

      Contents

      Introduction: Governing Nature

      1. Ordering Nature at the American Museum of Natural History
      2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom: “The Wild Was Never This Wild”™
      3. Wolves, Bison, and Bears, Oh My! Defining Nature at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
      4. Science and Storytelling: Al Gore and the Climate Debate

      Conclusion: Being Otherwise
      Acknowledgments

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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