Bibliograph

Goodlands, a meditation and history on the Great Plains, Frances W. Kaye

Type

Label

Goodlands, a meditation and history on the Great Plains, Frances W. Kaye

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Goodlands

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Frances W. Kaye

Series statement

West unbound, social and cultural studies series,, 1915-8181

Sub title

a meditation and history on the Great Plains

Summary

Amer-European settlement of the Great Plains transformed bountiful Native soil into pasture and cropland, distorting the prairie ecosystem as it was understood and used by the peoples who originally populated the land. Settlers justified this transformation with the unexamined premise of deficiency, according to which the Great Plains region was inadequate in flora and fauna and the region lacking in modern civilization. Drawing on history, sociology, art, and economic theory, Frances W. Kaye counters the argument of deficiency, pointing out that, in its original ecological state, no region can possibly be incomplete. Goodlands examines the settlers' misguided theory, discussing the ideas that shaped its implementation, the forces that resisted it, and Indigenous ideologies about what it meant to make good use of the land. By suggesting methods for redeveloping the Great Plains that are founded on native cultural values, Goodlands serves the region in the context of a changing globe

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor