Topic ID #4934 - posted 3/5/2009 1:07 AM
DrCaryn
Hard-hitting critique by Tom King
DrCaryn
Hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex…
New From Left Coast Press, Inc. A 15% discount on web orders to the U.S. at www.LCoastPress.com.
Our Unprotected Heritage: Whitewashing the Destruction of Our Cultural and Natural Environment
Thomas F. King
February 2009, 200 pages, $79.00 Cloth
“The book was a joy to read: It’s provocative yet reasonable with a copious dash of delightfully dry humor. It also goes directly to the heart of some of the biggest problems with environmental protection and historic preservation. I would make this book required reading for any course on the National Environmental Policy Act or the National Historic Preservation Act. Undergraduates and graduate students preparing for environmental careers need to know about both acts, and they need to know how in practice our country goes about implementing them. The book lays it out clearly with both a practical and theoretical understanding...I don’t think I have ever read something on these two acts that I would call a page-turner, but this book is exactly that. I kept wanting to read more!”
- John H. Perkins, the Evergreen State College
“A necessary and must-read for anyone who has tried to penetrate the system! Whether you are an individual citizen, a tribal government, or a concerned political representative who wonders why destructive and unjustified projects catapult to fruition, this book unveils the deep and cracked truth of how the well-intended environmental and historic preservation laws are redirected to justify predetermined outcomes. I am encouraged by the suggested adjustments to the existing laws; this book is a beginning that holds great hope for a discouraged and frustrated person who for 25 years has attempted to work within the confines of a stay-in-the-box system. Kudos to Tom for going out on the limb of a great tree of many colors for true democracy, of the people, by the people, FOR THE PEOPLE!”
- Nora McDowell, Former Chair, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Most Americans agree that our heritage--both natural and cultural--should be protected. Then why does development run rampant, aided--rather than controlled—by government? Tom King has been a participant in and observer of this system for decades, as a government worker, heritage consultant, and advocate for local communities. In this hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex, King points the finger at watchdogs who instead serve as advocates, unintelligible (often contradictory) regulations, disinterested government employees and power-seeking agencies, all of whom conspire to keep our heritage unprotected. His solution to this crisis will be uncomfortable to many in power, but may help save more of our cultural and natural resources.
To order, visit our website at
http://lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=219
ISBN: 978-1-59874-380-7 (c); 978-1-59874-381-4 (p)
PRICE:
$79.00 (U.S.), $96.00 (Canadian), £42.99 (Cloth)
$24.95 (U.S.), $29.95 (Canadian), £13.99 (Paper)
Join Left Coast Press online at:
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Left-Coast-Press-Inc/26366019052?ref=ts
If you have any questions, please contact Caryn Berg at archaeology@LCoastPress.com
New From Left Coast Press, Inc. A 15% discount on web orders to the U.S. at www.LCoastPress.com.
Our Unprotected Heritage: Whitewashing the Destruction of Our Cultural and Natural Environment
Thomas F. King
February 2009, 200 pages, $79.00 Cloth
“The book was a joy to read: It’s provocative yet reasonable with a copious dash of delightfully dry humor. It also goes directly to the heart of some of the biggest problems with environmental protection and historic preservation. I would make this book required reading for any course on the National Environmental Policy Act or the National Historic Preservation Act. Undergraduates and graduate students preparing for environmental careers need to know about both acts, and they need to know how in practice our country goes about implementing them. The book lays it out clearly with both a practical and theoretical understanding...I don’t think I have ever read something on these two acts that I would call a page-turner, but this book is exactly that. I kept wanting to read more!”
- John H. Perkins, the Evergreen State College
“A necessary and must-read for anyone who has tried to penetrate the system! Whether you are an individual citizen, a tribal government, or a concerned political representative who wonders why destructive and unjustified projects catapult to fruition, this book unveils the deep and cracked truth of how the well-intended environmental and historic preservation laws are redirected to justify predetermined outcomes. I am encouraged by the suggested adjustments to the existing laws; this book is a beginning that holds great hope for a discouraged and frustrated person who for 25 years has attempted to work within the confines of a stay-in-the-box system. Kudos to Tom for going out on the limb of a great tree of many colors for true democracy, of the people, by the people, FOR THE PEOPLE!”
- Nora McDowell, Former Chair, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Most Americans agree that our heritage--both natural and cultural--should be protected. Then why does development run rampant, aided--rather than controlled—by government? Tom King has been a participant in and observer of this system for decades, as a government worker, heritage consultant, and advocate for local communities. In this hard-hitting critique of the heritage-industrial complex, King points the finger at watchdogs who instead serve as advocates, unintelligible (often contradictory) regulations, disinterested government employees and power-seeking agencies, all of whom conspire to keep our heritage unprotected. His solution to this crisis will be uncomfortable to many in power, but may help save more of our cultural and natural resources.
To order, visit our website at
http://lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=219
ISBN: 978-1-59874-380-7 (c); 978-1-59874-381-4 (p)
PRICE:
$79.00 (U.S.), $96.00 (Canadian), £42.99 (Cloth)
$24.95 (U.S.), $29.95 (Canadian), £13.99 (Paper)
Join Left Coast Press online at:
http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Left-Coast-Press-Inc/26366019052?ref=ts
If you have any questions, please contact Caryn Berg at archaeology@LCoastPress.com
Post ID#13158 - replied 3/5/2009 4:07 AM
AD
Hi DrCaryn...
I just received notice of this via ARCH-L's e-mailing list, and was about to post it here, but see you beat me to it. I was going to say "Good catch!", but then noticed that you are the originator in ARCH-L. Thanks! I am not about to spend $79 on it, having just lost a large part of my butt in the financial meltdown, but hope someone here might do so and present a critique. I'm sure it's of more than a little interest to those in CRM.
AD
I just received notice of this via ARCH-L's e-mailing list, and was about to post it here, but see you beat me to it. I was going to say "Good catch!", but then noticed that you are the originator in ARCH-L. Thanks! I am not about to spend $79 on it, having just lost a large part of my butt in the financial meltdown, but hope someone here might do so and present a critique. I'm sure it's of more than a little interest to those in CRM.
AD
Post ID#13167 - replied 3/5/2009 6:15 PM
DrCaryn
$79 is the cost for a cloth book. The paperback is only $24.95 and if you order it online, there is a 15% discount (total = 21.20).
I look forward to critiques on this...
DrCaryn
I look forward to critiques on this...
DrCaryn
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