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The battle for Yellowstone : morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict, Justin Farrell

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"Yellowstone holds a special place in America's heart. As the world's first national park, it is globally recognized as the crown jewel of modern environmental preservation. But the park and its surrounding regions have recently become a lightning rod for environmental conflict, plagued by intense and intractable political struggles among the federal government, National Park Service, environmentalists, industry, local residents, and elected officials. The Battle for Yellowstone asks why it is that, with the flood of expert scientific, economic, and legal efforts to resolve disagreements over Yellowstone, there is no improvement? Why do even seemingly minor issues erupt into impassioned disputes? What can Yellowstone teach us about the worsening environmental conflicts worldwide? Justin Farrell argues that the battle for Yellowstone has deep moral, cultural, and spiritual roots that until now have been obscured by the supposedly rational and technical nature of the conflict. Tracing in unprecedented detail the moral causes and consequences of large-scale social change in the American West, he describes how a 'new-West' social order has emerged that has devalued traditional American beliefs about manifest destiny and rugged individualism, and how morality and spirituality have influenced the most polarizing and techno-centric conflicts in Yellowstone's history. This groundbreaking book shows how the unprecedented conflict over Yellowstone is not all about science, law, or economic interests, but more surprisingly, is about cultural upheaval and the construction of new moral and spiritual boundaries in the American West"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xvii, 291 pages
Contents
  • Introduction: Bringing Moral Culture into the Fray
  • Believing in Yellowstone : The Moralization of Nature and the Creation of America's Eden
  • The New (Wild) West : Social Upheaval, Moral Devaluation, and the Rise of Conflict
  • Buffalo Crusaders : The Sacred Struggle for America's Last Wild and Pure Herd
  • Between Good and Evil : The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict
  • Drilling Our Soul : Moral-Boundary Work in an Unlikely Old-West Fight against Fracking
  • Appendix
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9780691164342
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The battle for Yellowstone : morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict
Title
The battle for Yellowstone
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morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict
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Justin Farrell
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Language
eng
Summary
"Yellowstone holds a special place in America's heart. As the world's first national park, it is globally recognized as the crown jewel of modern environmental preservation. But the park and its surrounding regions have recently become a lightning rod for environmental conflict, plagued by intense and intractable political struggles among the federal government, National Park Service, environmentalists, industry, local residents, and elected officials. The Battle for Yellowstone asks why it is that, with the flood of expert scientific, economic, and legal efforts to resolve disagreements over Yellowstone, there is no improvement? Why do even seemingly minor issues erupt into impassioned disputes? What can Yellowstone teach us about the worsening environmental conflicts worldwide? Justin Farrell argues that the battle for Yellowstone has deep moral, cultural, and spiritual roots that until now have been obscured by the supposedly rational and technical nature of the conflict. Tracing in unprecedented detail the moral causes and consequences of large-scale social change in the American West, he describes how a 'new-West' social order has emerged that has devalued traditional American beliefs about manifest destiny and rugged individualism, and how morality and spirituality have influenced the most polarizing and techno-centric conflicts in Yellowstone's history. This groundbreaking book shows how the unprecedented conflict over Yellowstone is not all about science, law, or economic interests, but more surprisingly, is about cultural upheaval and the construction of new moral and spiritual boundaries in the American West"--
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1984-
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Farrell, Justin
Dewey number
333.78/30978752
Index
index present
LC call number
GE198.Y45
LC item number
F37 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Princeton studies in cultural sociology
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  • Environmentalism
  • Environmental ethics
  • Environmental policy
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Social conflict
  • Environmentalism
  • Environmental ethics
  • Environmental policy
  • West (U.S.)
  • West (U.S.)
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • NATURE
  • PHILOSOPHY
  • Naturschutz
  • Umweltschutz
  • Umweltethik
  • Ökologische Bewegung
  • Yellowstone National Park
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The battle for Yellowstone : morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict, Justin Farrell
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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nc
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txt
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Contents
Introduction: Bringing Moral Culture into the Fray -- Believing in Yellowstone : The Moralization of Nature and the Creation of America's Eden -- The New (Wild) West : Social Upheaval, Moral Devaluation, and the Rise of Conflict -- Buffalo Crusaders : The Sacred Struggle for America's Last Wild and Pure Herd -- Between Good and Evil : The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict -- Drilling Our Soul : Moral-Boundary Work in an Unlikely Old-West Fight against Fracking -- Appendix
Control code
ocn894625381
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvii, 291 pages
Isbn
9780691164342
Lccn
2014046237
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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n
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  • (Sirsi) o894625381
  • (OCoLC)894625381
Label
The battle for Yellowstone : morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict, Justin Farrell
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Bringing Moral Culture into the Fray -- Believing in Yellowstone : The Moralization of Nature and the Creation of America's Eden -- The New (Wild) West : Social Upheaval, Moral Devaluation, and the Rise of Conflict -- Buffalo Crusaders : The Sacred Struggle for America's Last Wild and Pure Herd -- Between Good and Evil : The Science, Culture, and Polarization of Wolf Conflict -- Drilling Our Soul : Moral-Boundary Work in an Unlikely Old-West Fight against Fracking -- Appendix
Control code
ocn894625381
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xvii, 291 pages
Isbn
9780691164342
Lccn
2014046237
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o894625381
  • (OCoLC)894625381

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