The battle for Yellowstone [electronic resource] : morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict / Justin Farrell.

"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 a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farrell, Justin, 1983-
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Series:Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Subjects:
Environmentalism > Moral and ethical aspects > Yellowstone National Park.
Environmental ethics > Yellowstone National Park.
Environmental policy > Yellowstone National Park.
Social conflict > West (U.S.)
Environmentalism > Moral and ethical aspects > West (U.S.)
Environmental ethics > West (U.S.)
Environmental policy > West (U.S.)
Yellowstone National Park > Environmental conditions.
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
West (U.S.) > Social conditions.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Battle for Yellowstone: morality and the sacred roots of environmental conflict
Format: Electronic eBook
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.