Remedies for a new West
Subtitle: healing landscapes, histories, and cultures
By: edited by Patricia Nelson Limerick, Andrew Cowell, and Sharon K. Collinge.
Contributors: Limerick, Patricia Nelson, 1951-; Cowell, Andrew, 1963-; Collinge, Sharon K.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780816525997
Subjects: Landscape -- West (U.S.); Landscape protection -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Civilization -- 21st century; West (U.S.) -- Environmental conditions
Description: This wide-ranging collection of essays is intended to provoke both thought and action. The pieces collected here explore a variety of issues facing the American West -- deteriorating air quality, suburban sprawl, species loss, grassland degradation, disappearing Native American languages, and many others -- and suggest steps toward "healing." More than "dealing with" or "solving," according to the editors, the concept of healing addresses not just symptoms buy their underlying causes, offering not just a temporary cure but a permanent one. The very idea of restoring the West to health, the contributors and editors contend, unleashes our imaginations, sharpens our minds, and gives meaning to the ways we choose to live our lives. At the same time, acknowledging the profound difficulty of the work that lies ahead immunizes us against our own arrogance as we set about the task of healing the West.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.