Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain: Or, the Folly of Owning Nature Paperback - 1996
by Theodore Steinberg
From the rear cover
"A beautifully written work. . . . A tremendously fresh assessment of not only the perils of owning nature, but an entire realm of public and private thoughts, writings, laws, and legislation having to do with nature, property, conservation, and culture."--William Deverell, author of Railroad Crossings
Details
- Title Slide Mountain: Or, the Folly of Owning Nature
- Author Theodore Steinberg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-11-07
- ISBN 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.32 x 5.53 x 0.53 in (21.13 x 14.05 x 1.35 cm)
-
Themes
- Topical: Ecology
- Dewey Decimal Code 333.309
More Copies for Sale
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain: Or, The Folly of Owning Nature
by Steinberg, Theodore
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
- Item Price
-
$5.16$3.99 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
University of California Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Item Price
$5.16
$3.99
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain or the Folly of Owning Nature
by Steinberg, Theodore
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
post falls, Idaho, United States
- Item Price
-
$8.50$5.49 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr on Demand, 1996. 212pp including index Maps Photographs. First Thus. Glossy Soft Cover. As New.
Item Price
$8.50
$5.49
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain: Or, the Folly of Owning Nature
by Steinberg, Theodore
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Revised ed
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
New Castle, Colorado, United States
- Item Price
-
$8.50$5.50 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
University of California Press, 1996. Revised ed. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. The drive to own the natural world in twentieth-century America seems virtually limitless. Signs of this national penchant for possessing nature are everywhereâfrom suburban picket fences to elaborate schemes to own underground water, clouds, even the ocean floor.Yet, as Theodore Steinberg demonstrates in this compelling, witty look at Americans' attempts to master the environment, nature continually turns these efforts into folly. In a rich, narrative style recalling the work of John McPhee, Steinberg tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature.Beginning along the Missouri River, Steinberg recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. Then he travels to Louisiana, where an army of lawyers butted heads over whether Six Mile Lake was actually a lake or a…
Read More Item Price
$8.50
$5.50
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain: Or, The Folly of Owning Nature
by Theodore Steinberg
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
$8.59FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
University of California Press, 1996-11-07. Paperback. Good.
Item Price
$8.59
FREE shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain : Or, the Folly of Owning Nature
by Steinberg, Theodore
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
$9.53FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
University of California Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Item Price
$9.53
FREE shipping to USA
Slide Mountain: Or, The Folly of Owning Nature
by Theodore Steinberg
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$31.76$12.60 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner.
Item Price
$31.76
$12.60
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain Or the Folly of Owning Nature (Paper)
by Steinberg, Theodore
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$36.86$12.67 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Univ of California Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.
Item Price
$36.86
$12.67
shipping to USA
Slide Mountain: Or, The Folly of Owning Nature
by Theodore Steinberg
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$37.74$12.60 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner.
Item Price
$37.74
$12.60
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain â Or the Folly of Owning Nature (Paper)
by Steinberg, Theodore
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
$47.76$12.67 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Univ of California Pr, 1996. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches.
Item Price
$47.76
$12.67
shipping to USA
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Slide Mountain: Or, The Folly of Owning Nature
by Steinberg, Theodore
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780520207097 / 0520207092
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
San Diego, California, United States
- Item Price
-
$61.74$5.45 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
University of California Press, 1996-11-07. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Item Price
$61.74
$5.45
shipping to USA