Battleground Alaska

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"Alaska, "the most anti-statist of the American states," has for decades provided high-profile flashpoints for battles between environmentalists and promoters of economic development. Haycox argues that Alaskans' strong anti-statist sentiments (deep distrust of and anger towards federal regulation and control) have greatly amplified and exacerbated the tensions and critical volleys fired between these long-feuding camps. A case study in federal-state relations and environmental-development conflict, his book underscores Alaska's unique and volatile place in American politics and imagination"--

subjects: Federal government,  Alaska, politics and government,  Public lands, canada,  Environmental protection,  Natural resources, canada,  Wildlife management,  Environmental policy, canada,  Environmental policy, united states,  Canada, environmental conditions,  State rights,  Environmental management,  Alaska, economic conditions,  States' rights (American politics),  Politics and government,  Public lands,  History,  Natural resources,  Management,  Environmental policy,  Environmental conditions,  Economic conditions,  HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY),  NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection,  POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy,  Ecology,  Economic history