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

Terre Satterfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0870136550 | ISBN-13: 978-0870136559

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 about the forest is, at its core, a debate about the cultural make-up of the Pacific Northwest. To talk about forests is to talk about culture, whether the discussion is about scientific explanations of conifer forests, activists’ grassroots status and their emotional attachment to land, or the implications of past people’s land use for future forest management.

Editorial Reviews

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"This is an excellent work, and is essential reading for those engaged in the sociology of natural resources (a term contested by some), and perhaps for environmental sociologists more broadly. As someone who has a cross-appointment in a Faculty of Forestry, I think this should be required reading for students of forestry. However, I think it should also have broader appeal beyond the academy, to those citizens who are interested in the conflict over old-growth forests." -- David Tindall, Canadian Journal of Sociology, October 2003 [ read the review "An excellent piece of ethnographic analysis of value not only to scholars interested in environmental issues but to those working in the wider field of human ecology and in related areas of identity, political process, emotion, science, and the general construction of cultural conventions." -- Kay Milton, Reader in Social Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast, author of Environmentalism and Cultural Theory: Exploring the Role of Anthropology in Environmental Discourse and Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion "This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of environmental controversies. While economic and political dimensions of forest controversies have been closely studied, the anthropological perspective provided by this book is novel, and important." -- Stephen Bocking, Professor of Environmental Studies at Trent University, author of Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Terre Satterfield is a research scientist with Decision Research in Oregon; she also teaches in the Resource Management and Environmental Studies graduate program at the University of British Columbia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press (January 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870136550
• ISBN-13: 978-0870136559
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me decide on a career!, May 16, 2010

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This review is from: Anatomy of a Conflict: Identity, Knowledge, and Emotion in Old-Growth Forests (Paperback)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars thanks, November 29, 2007

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