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Horizons of catastrophe in the American West William R. Handley

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Handley, William R., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Climatic changes.
Human ecology.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Mass media.
West United States.
Genre:
History
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Lincoln University of Nebraska Press [2026]
Summary:
"Examining culture and history from the early nineteenth century to the present, Horizons of Catastrophe in the American West explores how modern beliefs about nature and time have transformed the history, environments, and Indigenous cultures of the American West"-- JSTOR
Contents:
Introduction : Western horizons of catastrophe
Viewing Western rephotography in the Anthropocene
The reappearance of the vanishing American : Catastrophe and Christianity in silent film
Cather and catastrophe
Freeway ecology : Picturing time’s kaleidoscope, hyperobjects, and the wreckage of history in Los Angeles
“Are we doomed?” The ecology of democracy in Angels in America
Conclusion : Still to be determined
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Online resource; title from EPUB title page (JSTOR, viewed May 27, 2026)
Other Format:
Print version Handley, William R. Horizons of catastrophe in the American West
ISBN:
9781496246141
1496246144
9781496246134
1496246136
OCLC:
1592614135
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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