ISBN: 0393037886

[SR: 2127247], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393037883], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A wide-ranging collection of es… More...

[SR: 2127247], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393037883], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A wide-ranging collection of essays and arguments from the New West's landmark historian. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the American West is a region of great views and great friction, vigorous growth and equally vigorous conflict. In Something in the Soil, Patricia Nelson Limerick continues the project she began with The Legacy of Conquest, traveling far outside the usual academic circles to put Western history to use in reckoning with current dilemmas. Whether the topic is the changing mission of the national parks, the notion of "culture" as a sort of Frankenstein's monster, the resurgent boom in Western gold mining, the unexamined--and increasingly ineffective--rituals of American environmentalists, or current struggles over the standing of the "Great White Men" of the frontier past, Limerick operates on the principle that history is an active presence in the West today, quite literally "something in the soil." Her irreverence for conventional pieties coexists with her respect for the American West's long history as a magnet for dreams of a better life., 14278871, State & Local, 4853, United States, 4808, Americas, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 4988, Historiography, 4987, Historical Study & Educational Resources, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9780393037883

W. W. Norton & Company. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Pos… More...

W. W. Norton & Company. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., W. W. Norton & Company<

ISBN: 9780393037883

Continuing the project she began in "The Legacy of Conquest, " Limerick discusses the relevance of Western history in reckoning with current dilemmas. Her irreverence for conventional pie… More...

Continuing the project she began in "The Legacy of Conquest, " Limerick discusses the relevance of Western history in reckoning with current dilemmas. Her irreverence for conventional pieties coexists with her respect for the American West's long history as a magnet for dreams of a better life. Media > Book, [PU: W. W. Norton]<

ISBN: 0393037886

At the beginning of the 21st century, the American West is a region of great views and great fiction, vigorous growth and equally vigorous conflict. 19th century,americas,historical study… More...

At the beginning of the 21st century, the American West is a region of great views and great fiction, vigorous growth and equally vigorous conflict. 19th century,americas,historical study and educational resources,historiography,history,state and local History, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.<