Outback and Out West: The Settler-Colonial Environmental Imaginary

by Tom Lynch

Outback and Out West examines the ecological consequences of a settler-colonial imaginary by comparing expressions of settler colonialism in the literature of the American West and Australian Outback. Tom Lynch traces exogenous domination in both regions, which resulted in many similar means of settlement, including pastoralism, homestead acts, afforestation efforts, and bioregional efforts at "belonging." Lynch pairs the two nations' texts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496221974
• ISBN13: 9781496221971
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"