On Rims and Ridges: The Los Alamos Area Since 1880 - Softcover

Rothman, Hal K.

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9780803289666: On Rims and Ridges: The Los Alamos Area Since 1880
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ISBN 10: 0803289669 ISBN 13: 9780803289666
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1997

Synopsis

New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau encompasses the Bandelier National Monument and the atomic city of Los Alamos. On Rims and Ridges throws into stark relief what happens when native cultures and Euro-American commercial interests interact in such a remote area with limited resources. The demands of citizens and institutions have created a form of environmental gridlock more often associated with Manhattan Island than with the semiurban West, writes Hal K. Rothman.

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About the Author

A professor of history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the author of Preserving Different Pasts: The American National Monuments, Hal K. Rothman has provided a new epilogue for this paperback edition.

From Library Journal

This historical account of changes in land use on the Pajarito Plateau of northern New Mexico offers a wealth of insights into the development of Western communities. Early life on the plateau mirrored the popular image of the frontier's vast, open space and untapped resources. As white settlers and their technology colonized the area, land disputes ensued among businesses, the archaeological community, and the federal government. The government eventually won the fight to dominate the plateau, which resulted in Native Americans and nonwhites becoming its "forced dependents." Other Western communities followed parallel, though not identical, patterns of development, producing similarly devastating consequences for resident minorities. As Rothman (history, Wichita State Univ.) asserts, "the Pajarito Plateau serves as a microcosm of the social, cultural and economic experience of the American West in the twentieth century." Highly recommended for academic library collections.
- B.A. Kremer, Johns Hopkins Univ. Libs., Baltimore
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0803289669
ISBN 13 
9780803289666
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
398
Rating
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