Anatomy of a Conflict: Identity, Knowledge, and Emotion in Old-Growth Forests

by Terre Satterfield

Book Overview

Anatomy of a Conflict explores the cultural aspects of the fierce dispute between activist loggers and environmentalists over the fate of Oregon's temperate rain forest. Centered on the practice of old-growth logging and the survival of the northern spotted owl, the conflict has led to the torching of ranger stations, the spiking of trees, logging truck blockades, and countless demonstrations and arrests.
Satterfield shows how the debate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870136550
• ISBN13: 9780870136559
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

This book helped me decide on a career!

I was assigned this book in a graduate level class called Environmental Anthropology. Dr. Satterfield does a wonderful job of breaking down the nuances of culture, of propaganda, in what I've found to be a pretty classic example of conflict within the field. As an undergrad, the information in this book revealed a lot to me about the ways in which communication and perspective inform all that we do and the way we choose to "fight" our "battles." It has also informed my future academic and career pursuits, as I feel passionate to the cause of conflict resolution. As social scientists trying to "do good work," we must first understand the issue from all angles. This book is necessary. Dr. Satterfield, thank you for writing it.

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