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Culture, Place, and Nature Ser.: Wild Sardinia : Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism by Tracey Heatherington (2010, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Washington Press

ISBN-100295989998

ISBN-139780295989990

eBay Product ID (ePID)80473249

Product Key Features

Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameWild Sardinia : Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism

Publication Year2010

SubjectEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Europe / Italy, Ecology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General, Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Development / Sustainable Development

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, Political Science, Social Science, Science, Business & Economics, History

AuthorTracey Heatherington

SeriesCulture, Place, and Nature Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-035338

Reviews"A fine contribution to the anthropology of the Mediterranean and to environmental anthropology, it also makes a useful contribution to the anthropology of resistance and political activism, successfully nuancing an account of resistance, to point out the complexities of gender, religious, and class identities as they feed into activism." Jon P. Mitchell, University of Sussex "A wonderful ethnographic book that locates Sardinia directly within contemporary questions of environmentalism, rights, and justice. It is superbly written, eloquently argued, and a pleasure to read." Paige West, Barnard College, Columbia University, and American Museum of Natural History

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal304.20945/92

Table Of ContentForeword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface and Acknowledgments Part One: Beginnings Introduction 1. Ecology, Alterity, and Resistance Part Two: Ecology 2. Envisioning the Supramonte 3. Intimate Landscapes Part Three: Alterity 4. Dark Frontier 5. Seeing Like a State, Seeing Like an ENGO Part Four: Resistance 6. Walking in Via Gramsci 7. Sin, Shame, and Sheep Part Five: Post-Environmentalisms 8. Beyond Ethnographic Refusal 9. Hope and Mischief in the Global Dreamtimes Appendix: List of Acronyms Notes Glossary of Italian and Sardinian Words References Index

SynopsisExamination of the cultural politics around nature conservation and the traditional Commons on an Italian island & illustrates the complexities of environmental stewardship, **Winner of the 2010 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing, presented by the American Anthropological Association** Shared concern for nature can be a way of transcending national, ethnic, religious, and cultural boundaries, yet conservation efforts often pit the interests of historically rooted or indigenous peoples against the state and international environmental organizations, eroding local autonomy while "saving" rural land for animals and tourists. Wild Sardinia 's examination of the cultural politics around nature conservation and the traditional Commons on an Italian island illustrates the complexities of environmental stewardship. Long known as the home of fiercely independent shepherds (often typecast as rustics, bandits, or eco-vandals), as well as wild mouflon sheep, magnificent eagles, and rare old oak forests, the town of Orgosolo has for several decades received notoriety through local opposition to Gennargentu National Park. Interweaving rich ethnographic description of highland central Sardinia with analysis grounded in political ecology and reflexive cultural critique, Wild Sardinia illuminates the ambivalent and open-ended meanings of many Sardinians' acts and memories of "resistance" to environmental projects. This groundbreaking case study of the tension between living cultural landscapes and the emerging ecological imaginaries envisioned through policy discourses and new media -- the "global dreamtimes of environmentalism" -- has relevance far beyond its Mediterranean locale., Shared concern for nature can be a way of transcending national, ethnic, religious, and cultural boundaries, yet conservation efforts often pit the interests of historically rooted or indigenous peoples against the state and international environmental organizations, eroding local autonomy while "saving" rural land for animals and tourists. Wild Sardinia 's examination of the cultural politics around nature conservation and the traditional Commons on an Italian island illustrates the complexities of environmental stewardship. Long known as the home of fiercely independent shepherds (often typecast as rustics, bandits, or eco-vandals), as well as wild mouflon sheep, magnificent eagles, and rare old oak forests, the town of Orgosolo has for several decades received notoriety through local opposition to Gennargentu National Park. Interweaving rich ethnographic description of highland central Sardinia with analysis grounded in political ecology and reflexive cultural critique, Wild Sardinia illuminates the ambivalent and open-ended meanings of many Sardinians' acts and memories of "resistance" to environmental projects. This groundbreaking case study of the tension between living cultural landscapes and the emerging ecological imaginaries envisioned through policy discourses and new media -- the "global dreamtimes of environmentalism" -- has relevance far beyond its Mediterranean locale.

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