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UNINA9910496150203321 |
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Autore |
Jacoby Karl <1965-> |
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Titolo |
Crimes against nature : squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation / / Karl Jacoby |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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9786612759246 |
9781282759244 |
1282759248 |
9780520930308 |
0520930304 |
9781597345583 |
159734558X |
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Edizione |
[1st paperback printing.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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333.78/0973 |
333.780 |
333.780973 |
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Soggetti |
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National parks and reserves - Social aspects - United States |
Nature conservation - Social aspects - United States |
National parks and reserves - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The Hidden History of American Conservation -- PART I. FOREST: THE ADIRONDACKS -- 1. The Re-creation of Nature -- 2. Public Property and Private Parks -- 3. Working-Class Wilderness -- PART II. MOUNTAIN: YELLOWSTONE -- 4. Nature and Nation -- 5. Fort Yellowstone -- 6. Modes of Poaching and Production -- PART III. DESERT: THE GRAND CANYON -- 7. The Havasupai Problem -- 8. Farewell Song -- Epilogue: Landscapes of Memory and Myth -- Chronology of American Conservation |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Crimes against Nature reveals the hidden history behind three of the nation's first parklands: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon. Focusing on conservation's impact on local inhabitants, Karl Jacoby traces the effect of criminalizing such traditional practices as |
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