Research Catalog

Title

This ecstatic nation [electronic resource] : the American landscape and the aesthetics of patriotism / Terre Ryan.

Author

Ryan, Terre, 1959-

Publication

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xv, 171 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

This ecstatic nation (Online)

Alternative Title

This ecstatic nation (Online)

Subject

• Landscapes > Symbolic aspects > West (U.S.)
• Landscapes > Social aspects > West (U.S.)
• Nature > Effect of human beings on > West (U.S.)
• Land use > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
• Landscapes in art
• Nuclear weapons > Testing > Environmental aspects > Nevada > Nevada Test Site
• Clearcutting > Environmental aspects > Oregon
• Ranching > Environmental aspects > Wyoming
• West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions
• West (U.S.) > In art

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-165) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Pass the bottle : scenic America -- In the name of the bomb : the wasteland's atomic bloom -- Timber culture : scenic Oregon and the aesthetics of clearcuts -- Open (for business) range : Wyoming's pay dirt and the virtual sublime.

LCCN

2011021557

OCLC

ssj0000606729

Author

Ryan, Terre, 1959-

Title

This ecstatic nation [electronic resource] : the American landscape and the aesthetics of patriotism / Terre Ryan.

Imprint

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-165) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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