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James Nisbet, Lyle Massey
256 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520306691
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, t...
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James Nisbet, Lyle Massey
256 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520306691
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Long viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, t...