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GOODLANDS
A MEDITATION AND HISTORY ON THE GREAT PLAINS |
| By: |
Frances W. Kaye |
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Paperback |
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1897425988 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781897425985 |
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| Publisher: |
AU PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2011 |
| Series: |
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
Goodlands suggests methods for redeveloping the Great Plains region that are founded on native cultural values. |
| Synopsis: |
Amer-European settlement of the Great Plains transformed bountifulNative soil into pasture and cropland, distorting the prairie ecosystemthat the peoples who originally populated the land had long understoodand were able to use wisely. Settlers justified this transformationwith the unexamined premise of deficiency, according to which the vastarea of the Great Plains was inadequate in flora and fauna and lackingin the advances of modern civilization.Drawing on history, literature, art, and economic theory, Frances W.Kaye counters the argument of deficiency, pointing out that, in itsoriginal ecological state, no region can possibly be incomplete.Goodlands examines the settlers' misguided theory,discussing the ideas that shaped its implementation, the forces thatresisted it, and Indigenous ideologies about what it meant to make gooduse of the land. By suggesting methods for redeveloping the GreatPlains that are based on native cultural values, Kaye points the way toa balanced and sustainable future for the region in the context of achanging globe. |
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Canada |
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AU Press |
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