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Broadscale brute-forced ecological damage is the consequence ["negative externality"] of long-te... more Broadscale brute-forced ecological damage is the consequence ["negative externality"] of long-term colonization, resource exploitation, habitat destruction,. and the expansion of military-industry (bombs, munitions, defenses) in the Desert West (particularly Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico).

The Desert West has become a national sacrifice region. Military, industrial, state, local, and p... more The Desert West has become a national sacrifice region. Military, industrial, state, local, and private entities have extracted vast riches of mineral and other land-based commodities. While one side of the ledger reflects that wealth, the other side depicts the "negative externalities" of waste byproducts, of residue, of site destruction, and ecological contamination,

European colonization of Indigenous America i

The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted a... more The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted as part of the genesis narrative of British North American capitalism and stateformation. By focusing on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples' labour by company traders, I make this dispossession more conspicuous, revealing it as neither a direct nor a uniform process, but rather fragmented and driven by a host of legal, economic, and geopolitical factors. To achieve this, dialectical materialism is the preferred mode of analysis. Such a perspective brings into relief the uneven and combined nature of legal and economic transformation, disclosing the inner dimensions of dispossession that are the principal legacy of the fur trade and British North American settler-colonialism alike. At stake in this study is not only a comprehensive account of the processes of dispossession, but also a commentary on the insidiousness of these processes-that is, an inside look at how customary reciprocity was distorted through exploitative practices that served of dispossession."

The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted a... more The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted as part of the genesis narrative of British North American capitalism and stateformation. By focusing on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples' labour by company traders, I make this dispossession more conspicuous, revealing it as neither a direct nor a uniform process, but rather fragmented and driven by a host of legal, economic, and geopolitical factors. To achieve this, dialectical materialism is the preferred mode of analysis. Such a perspective brings into relief the uneven and combined nature of legal and economic transformation, disclosing the inner dimensions of dispossession that are the principal legacy of the fur trade and British North American settler-colonialism alike. At stake in this study is not only a comprehensive account of the processes of dispossession, but also a commentary on the insidiousness of these processes-that is, an inside look at how customary reciprocity was distorted through exploitative practices that served of dispossession."

Sacrifice: "an act of offering to a deity something precious…destruction or surrender of somethin... more Sacrifice: "an act of offering to a deity something precious…destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else." 2 Sacrifice Area. A location where the impact of land-use exceeds the capacity to reclaim or restore.

Before we present you the matters of fact, its fit to offer to your uiew the whereon they were ac... more Before we present you the matters of fact, its fit to offer to your uiew the whereon they were acted, for as Geography without History seemeth a carkasse without motion, so History without Geography, wandereth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation." (Smith 1629:111) 1 A. Commerce ?→ Civilization ?→ Christianity: Prime Movers of Colonization The Colonialist Conquest Trinity: Commerce, Civilization, and Christendom, inherently synonymous (Thompson 1842), 2 underly five centuries of battle between obverse cultural ecologies and adaptive strategies. 3

The framework of laws and regulations that affect water quality was analyzed, with an emphasis on... more The framework of laws and regulations that affect water quality was analyzed, with an emphasis on nonpoint sources of surface water pollution. Agency responsibilities for program implementation were determined; 196 full-time equivalent state agency personnel are involved in water quality programs. The policy design is adequate, with little or no duplication of effort due to carefully designed agency assignments and interagency cooperative agreements. A list of 34 unresolved policy issues represents an agenda for action.Policy Analysis Group Report - University of Idaho College of Natural Resource

Applied Social Science for Environmental Planning, 2019

This project was designed to study the impact of private preconstruction land acquisition in a Ce... more This project was designed to study the impact of private preconstruction land acquisition in a Central Kentucky area in which a flood-control dam and reservoir impoundment is planned. The research design was built around use of anthropological concepts and research techniques. By these means it was possible to analyze the perceived values of land to traditionalist residents, among which social and economic security concepts are paramount. Recent land purchases, locally believed to have been made chiefly by "outsiders," (urbanites from nearby Louisville), at prices out of line in terms of local agricultural worth, has been extremely unsettling~ contributing to the anxiety pattern typical of persons facing dislocation and their sympathizers. The newly developing pattern of land purchase, with values related to residential convenience, and access to the urban center, rather than totraditional agricultural values, has been accepted by a certain segment of the local population who appear to be trying to take advantage of the urban economic opportunities while retaining at least part of the rural value system and continuing to participate in rural society and rurally esteemed activities.

Anthropological Praxis, 2019

Los Cuadernos Del Norte Revista Cultural De La Caja De Ahorros De Asturias, 1986

An academic directory and search engine.

ED108829 - The Kamunts Project: A Great Basin Application of Vicos-type Research and Development ... more ED108829 - The Kamunts Project: A Great Basin Application of Vicos-type Research and Development Anthropology.

Broadscale brute-forced ecological damage is the consequence ["negative externality"] of long-te... more Broadscale brute-forced ecological damage is the consequence ["negative externality"] of long-term colonization, resource exploitation, habitat destruction,. and the expansion of military-industry (bombs, munitions, defenses) in the Desert West (particularly Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico).

The Desert West has become a national sacrifice region. Military, industrial, state, local, and p... more The Desert West has become a national sacrifice region. Military, industrial, state, local, and private entities have extracted vast riches of mineral and other land-based commodities. While one side of the ledger reflects that wealth, the other side depicts the "negative externalities" of waste byproducts, of residue, of site destruction, and ecological contamination,

European colonization of Indigenous America i

The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted a... more The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted as part of the genesis narrative of British North American capitalism and stateformation. By focusing on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples' labour by company traders, I make this dispossession more conspicuous, revealing it as neither a direct nor a uniform process, but rather fragmented and driven by a host of legal, economic, and geopolitical factors. To achieve this, dialectical materialism is the preferred mode of analysis. Such a perspective brings into relief the uneven and combined nature of legal and economic transformation, disclosing the inner dimensions of dispossession that are the principal legacy of the fur trade and British North American settler-colonialism alike. At stake in this study is not only a comprehensive account of the processes of dispossession, but also a commentary on the insidiousness of these processes-that is, an inside look at how customary reciprocity was distorted through exploitative practices that served of dispossession."

The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted a... more The dispossession at the core of the fur trade is barely perceptible, especially when recounted as part of the genesis narrative of British North American capitalism and stateformation. By focusing on the exploitation of Indigenous peoples' labour by company traders, I make this dispossession more conspicuous, revealing it as neither a direct nor a uniform process, but rather fragmented and driven by a host of legal, economic, and geopolitical factors. To achieve this, dialectical materialism is the preferred mode of analysis. Such a perspective brings into relief the uneven and combined nature of legal and economic transformation, disclosing the inner dimensions of dispossession that are the principal legacy of the fur trade and British North American settler-colonialism alike. At stake in this study is not only a comprehensive account of the processes of dispossession, but also a commentary on the insidiousness of these processes-that is, an inside look at how customary reciprocity was distorted through exploitative practices that served of dispossession."

Sacrifice: "an act of offering to a deity something precious…destruction or surrender of somethin... more Sacrifice: "an act of offering to a deity something precious…destruction or surrender of something for the sake of something else." 2 Sacrifice Area. A location where the impact of land-use exceeds the capacity to reclaim or restore.

Before we present you the matters of fact, its fit to offer to your uiew the whereon they were ac... more Before we present you the matters of fact, its fit to offer to your uiew the whereon they were acted, for as Geography without History seemeth a carkasse without motion, so History without Geography, wandereth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation." (Smith 1629:111) 1 A. Commerce ?→ Civilization ?→ Christianity: Prime Movers of Colonization The Colonialist Conquest Trinity: Commerce, Civilization, and Christendom, inherently synonymous (Thompson 1842), 2 underly five centuries of battle between obverse cultural ecologies and adaptive strategies. 3

The framework of laws and regulations that affect water quality was analyzed, with an emphasis on... more The framework of laws and regulations that affect water quality was analyzed, with an emphasis on nonpoint sources of surface water pollution. Agency responsibilities for program implementation were determined; 196 full-time equivalent state agency personnel are involved in water quality programs. The policy design is adequate, with little or no duplication of effort due to carefully designed agency assignments and interagency cooperative agreements. A list of 34 unresolved policy issues represents an agenda for action.Policy Analysis Group Report - University of Idaho College of Natural Resource

Applied Social Science for Environmental Planning, 2019

This project was designed to study the impact of private preconstruction land acquisition in a Ce... more This project was designed to study the impact of private preconstruction land acquisition in a Central Kentucky area in which a flood-control dam and reservoir impoundment is planned. The research design was built around use of anthropological concepts and research techniques. By these means it was possible to analyze the perceived values of land to traditionalist residents, among which social and economic security concepts are paramount. Recent land purchases, locally believed to have been made chiefly by "outsiders," (urbanites from nearby Louisville), at prices out of line in terms of local agricultural worth, has been extremely unsettling~ contributing to the anxiety pattern typical of persons facing dislocation and their sympathizers. The newly developing pattern of land purchase, with values related to residential convenience, and access to the urban center, rather than totraditional agricultural values, has been accepted by a certain segment of the local population who appear to be trying to take advantage of the urban economic opportunities while retaining at least part of the rural value system and continuing to participate in rural society and rurally esteemed activities.

Anthropological Praxis, 2019

Los Cuadernos Del Norte Revista Cultural De La Caja De Ahorros De Asturias, 1986

An academic directory and search engine.

ED108829 - The Kamunts Project: A Great Basin Application of Vicos-type Research and Development ... more ED108829 - The Kamunts Project: A Great Basin Application of Vicos-type Research and Development Anthropology.