Dispossessing the Wilderness

Name: Dispossessing the Wilderness
Brand: Oxford University Press
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By Spence, Mark David

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National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal The first study to place national park history within the context of the early reservation era, it details the ways that national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.

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Edition:: illustrated
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 204
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Publication Date:: 1999-05-01
Release Date:: 1999-04-15
ISBN / EAN:: 9780195118827
Weight:: 489 g
Dimensions:: 16/24/2 cm

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