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Open Spaces, Open Rebellions The War over America's Public Lands / Michael J. Makley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Makley, Michael J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land use--Government policy--United States--History.
- Land use.
- Public lands--United States--History.
- Public lands.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 153 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- In the spring of 2014, rancher Cliven Bundy and his armed supporters engaged in a standoff with Bureau of Land Management agents, and once again, the federal management of public lands was in the national spotlight.The conflict arose because Bundy had not paid required grazing fees and a federal judge ordered the confiscation of his cattle.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Creating the federal domain
- Interior battles
- Rangeland battles
- Multiple use
- The radical new conservation
- The Sagebrush rebellion begins
- Harnessing forces
- Fracturing policies
- Inciting the populace
- County versus federal government
- Extinguished rights
- Pursuing ideology in the courts
- Pursuing ideology with guns
- Opaque governance
- Differing values
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-550-9
- OCLC:
- 1043631612
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