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Horizons of catastrophe in the American West William R. Handley
- 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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