{"product_id":"blue-ridge-commons-environmental-activism-and-forest-history-in-western-north-carolina-paperback","title":"Blue Ridge Commons: Environmental Activism and Forest History in Western North Carolina - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Newfont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late twentieth century, residents of the Blue Ridge mountains in western North Carolina fiercely resisted certain environmental efforts, even while launching aggressive initiatives of their own. Kathryn Newfont examines the environmental history of this region over the course of three hundred years, identifying what she calls commons environmentalism--a cultural strain of conservation in American history that has gone largely unexplored. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEfforts in the 1970s to expand federal wilderness areas in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests generated strong opposition. For many mountain residents the idea of unspoiled wilderness seemed economically unsound, historically dishonest, and elitist. Newfont shows that local people's sense of commons environmentalism required access to the forests that they viewed as semipublic places for hunting, fishing, and working. Policies that removed large tracts from use were perceived as \"enclosure\" and resisted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese battles often pitted industrialists against environmentalists. Newfont argues that the side that most effectively hitched its cause to local residents' commons culture usually won. A few perceptive activists realized that the same cultural ground that yielded wilderness opposition could also produce ambitious protection efforts, such as Blue Ridge residents' opposition to petroleum exploration and clearcut timber harvesting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncorporating deep archival work and years of interviews and conversations with Appalachian residents, \u003ci\u003eBlue Ridge Commons\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a tradition of people building robust forest protection movements on their own terms.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKATHRYN NEWFONT is an associate professor of history and faculty chair for the Ramsey Center for Regional Studies at Mars Hill College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618378510643,"sku":"9780820341255","price":78.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cUIwU1lCa2hDUjJ2QytOMTR4MEVmUT09.webp?v=1761904719","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/blue-ridge-commons-environmental-activism-and-forest-history-in-western-north-carolina-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}