The Invention of the American Desert Open learning and social crises marking public

and social crises marking public life today

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read the stories that inspired some of the show's greatest episodes

Through historical analysis

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The Invention of the American Desert Open learning and social crises marking publicLong viewed as a tabula rasa, the deserts of the American West have played a distinct role in the projection of American cultural identities. Historically represented through fantasies of individualism, frontier ruggedness, and land acquisition, the desert is also the site of extreme social and environmental violence. The Invention of the American Desert brings together a wide ranging group of interdisciplinary essays that explore, through diverse