| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 263 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Lay of the Land -- Ch. 1. Lost Trail -- Ch. 2. Imperial Origins -- Ch. 3. A Century of Rebellion -- Ch. 4. Decline of the Empire -- Ch. 5. A Maturing Region -- Ch. 6. A Homegrown Western Democracy -- Ch. 7. An Irrepressible Conflict -- Ch. 8. How the West Might Govern the West -- Ch. 9. Realigning Western Politics. |
| Summary |
"In This Sovereign Land, Daniel Kemmis offers a radical new proposal for keeping public lands public but shifting their jurisdiction from nation to region. Kemmis, a leading western Democrat and committed environmentalist, argues against those who wish to privatize the public lands. He offers a regional approach that takes into account natural topographical and ecological features, directed by local residents with a vested interest in ensuring the sustainability of their communities. In effect, Kemmis carries John Wesley Powell's recommendations to their logical conclusion." |
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"Throughout, Kemmis argues that the West no longer needs to be protected against itself by a paternalistic system and makes a compelling case that the time has come for the region to claim sovereignty over its own landscape. This Sovereign Land provides a provocative opening to a discussion about how democracy and ecological sustainability can go hand in hand."--Jacket. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Public lands -- West (U.S.)
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Public lands. |
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Public lands -- West (U.S.) -- Management.
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Management. |
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Land use, Rural -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.) -- Management.
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Land use, Rural -- Environmental aspects. |
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Land use, Rural. |
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Conservation of natural resources -- West (U.S.) -- Management.
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Conservation of natural resources. |
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Environmental policy -- West (U.S.)
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Environmental policy. |
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States' rights (American politics)
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States' rights (American politics) |
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Federal-state controversies.
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Federal-state controversies. |
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West (U.S.) -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kemmis, Daniel, 1945- This sovereign land. Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2001 (DLC) 2001002093 |
| ISBN |
1417543817 (electronic book) |
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9781417543816 (electronic book) |
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9781610911139 (electronic book) |
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161091113X (electronic book) |
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1559638427 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781559638425 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
