{"product_id":"outback-and-out-west-tom-lynch-9781496221971","title":"Outback and Out West: The Settler-Colonial Environmental Imaginary","description":"\u003ci\u003eOutback and Out West\u003c\/i\u003e 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 to show how an analysis at the intersection of ecocriticism and settler colonialism requires a new canon that is responsive to the social, cultural, and ecological difficulties created by settlement in the West and Outback. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutback and Out West\u003c\/i\u003e draws out the regional Anthropocene dimensions of settler colonialism, considering such pressing environmental problems as habitat loss, groundwater depletion, and mass extinctions. Lynch studies the implications of our settlement heritage on history, art, and the environment through the cross-national comparison of spaces. He asserts that bringing an ecocritical awareness to settler-colonial theory is essential for reconciliation with dispossessed Indigenous populations as well as reparations for ecological damages as we work to decolonize engagement with and literature about these places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Lynch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496221974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496221971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023","brand":"Tom Lynch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44071513948415,"sku":"9781496221971","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_313efeb5-e021-43fc-9b3d-899db54bc2ec.jpg?v=1685436547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outback-and-out-west-tom-lynch-9781496221971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}