Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. ONE. The Cultural Politics of Memory and Longing 30
7. TWO. Sovereign Natures 62
8. THREE. Passionate Attachments and the Nature of Belonging 103
9. FOUR. Racial Degradation and Environmental Anxieties 142
10. FIVE. ‘‘Smokey Bear Is a White Racist Pig’’ 183
11. SIX. Nuclear Natures: In the Shadows of the City on the Hill 228
12. Conclusion: On Piñon and Politics 276
13. Notes 289
14. Works Cited 345
15. Index 371