{"product_id":"land-in-the-american-west-9780295980201","title":"Land in the American West","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho owns the land? 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? This book features essays that deal with the complex, troublesome, and interrelated questions regarding land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: In Search of Western Lands - William Robbins\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I: Three Perspectives on Property Rights\u003cbr\u003e Private Property and the Public Interest: Land in the American Idea - Daniel Bromley\u003cbr\u003e Property Rights, Freedom, and Evolving Social Order - Bruce Yandle\u003cbr\u003e New Property Rights Debates: The Dialectics of Naming, Blaming, and Claiming - Sarah Pralle \u0026amp; Michael McCann\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II: Urban and Rural Vantage Points on Property\u003cbr\u003e Land for Cities, Scenery for City People: Managing Urbanization in the American Grain - Carl Abbott\u003cbr\u003e From Open Range to Closed Range on the Public Lands - William Rowle\u003cbr\u003e y\u003cbr\u003e PART III: Three Case Studies of Land Use\u003cbr\u003e Dividing the Land: The Taylor Ranch and the Case for Preserving the Limited Access Commons - Maria Montoya\u003cbr\u003e Public Lands and Public Sentiment: A Comparative Look at national Parks - Arthur Gomez\u003cbr\u003e Owning It All in Alaska: The Political Power of a Rhetorical Paradigm - Stephan Haycox\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003e Contested Terrain: The Business of \u003ci\u003eLand in the American West\u003c\/i\u003e - Richard White\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524694384983,"sku":"9780295980201","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295980201.jpg?v=1731857781","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/land-in-the-american-west-9780295980201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}