Bears Ears - Landscape of Refuge and Resistance (Paperback)

Designated in 2016 by President Obama and reduced to 85 percent of its original size one year later by President Trump, Bears Ears National Monument continues to be a flash point of conflict between ranchers, miners, environmental groups, states' rights advocates, and Native American activists. In this volume, Andrew Gulliford synthesizes 11,000 years of the region's history to illuminate what's truly at stake in this conflict and distills this geography as a place of refuge and resistance for Native Americans who seek to preserve their ancestral homes, and for the descendants of Mormon families who arrived by wagon train in 1880. Gulliford's engaging narrative explains prehistoric Pueblo villages and cliff dwellings, Navajo and Ute history, impacts of the Atomic Age, uranium mining, and the pothunting and looting of Native graves that inspired the passage of the Antiquities Act over a century ago. The book describes how the national monument came about and its deep significance to five native tribes. Bears Ears National Monument is a bellwether for public land issues in the American West. Its recognition will be a relevant topic for years to come.

General

Imprint:	University of Utah Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2022
Authors:	Andrew Gulliford
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-1-64769-077-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > Memorials, monuments Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-64769-077-3
Barcode:	9781647690779

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