Public lands and political meaning : ranchers, the government, and the property between them / Karen R. Merrill.

Author/creator Merrill, Karen R.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxix, 274 pages : map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Policing and policy-making on the range -- The properties of the homebuilder -- The lessons of the market -- The sovereignty of the state, or the states? -- The Taylor Grazing Act and the "vast national estate" -- Property rights and political meaning.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-255) and index.
LCCN 2001003100
ISBN0520228626 (cloth : alk. paper)