Wild Sardinia: Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism by Trac

Description: Wild Sardinia by Tracey Heatherington, K. Sivaramakrishnan 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 people against the state and international environmental organizations. This title examines the cultural politics around nature conservation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description **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 Sardinias 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. Notes Examination of the cultural politics around nature conservation and the traditional Commons on an Italian island & illustrates the complexities of environmental stewardship Flap Reveals the complexities of environmenral stewardship by examining local resistance in the small Sardinian upland town of Orgosolo to the creation of Gennargentu National Park in an area used by many generations as pastureland. --Tracey Heatherington is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Author Biography Tracey Heatherington is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author of Wild Sardinia: Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism (University of Washington Press, 2010). Kalyanakrishnan "Shivi" Sivaramakrishnan is Dinakar Singh Professor of India and South Asia Studies, professor of anthropology, professor of forestry and environmental studies, and codirector of the Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University. Table of Contents Foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan Preface and AcknowledgmentsPart One: BeginningsIntroduction 1. Ecology, Alterity, and ResistancePart Two: Ecology2. Envisioning the Supramonte3. Intimate LandscapesPart Three: Alterity4. Dark Frontier5. Seeing Like a State, Seeing Like an ENGOPart Four: Resistance6. Walking in Via Gramsci 7. Sin, Shame, and Sheep Part Five: Post-Environmentalisms8. Beyond Ethnographic Refusal9. Hope and Mischief in the Global Dreamtimes Appendix: List of Acronyms NotesGlossary of Italian and Sardinian Words References Index Review "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 Promotional Examination of the cultural politics around nature conservation and the traditional Commons on an Italian island & illustrates the complexities of environmental stewardship Review Quote Heatherington expertly weaves an insightful analysis of global environmental hegemony; attendant cultural essentialisms; and the negotiation of authenticity, authority, and identity in relation to contested landscapes... This detailed and well-written case study is a must-read for anyone interested in political ecology, environmental justice, the anthropology of resistance, and cultural politics. Details ISBN029598998X Author K. Sivaramakrishnan Short Title WILD SARDINIA Pages 328 Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 029598998X ISBN-13 9780295989983 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Indigeneity and the Global Dreamtimes of Environmentalism Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2010-02-18 Illustrations 5 illus. Place of Publication Seattle UK Release Date 2010-02-18 AU Release Date 2010-02-18 NZ Release Date 2010-02-18 US Release Date 2010-02-18 DEWEY 333.709459 Audience Professional & Vocational Alternative 9780295800363 Series Wild Sardinia We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:95103806;

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