Land in the American West
Subtitle: private claims and the common good
By: edited by William G. Robbins, James C. Foster.
Contributors: Robbins, William G., 1935-; Foster, James C.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Property -- West (U.S.) -- History.; Right of property -- West (U.S.) -- History.; Public lands -- West (U.S.) -- History.; Common good -- History.
Description: "The essays in Land in the American West deal with complex, troublesome, and interrelated questions regarding land: Who owns it? Who has access to it? What happens when private rights infringe upon the public good, or when one ethnic group is pitted against another, or when there is a conflict between economic and environmental values? Many of these questions have deep historical roots.

They all have special significance in the modern American West, where natural resources are still abundant and large areas of land are federally owned."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.