Political Landscapes by Christopher R. Boyer HARDBACK 9780822358183

Political LandscapesForests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico\nAuthor(s): Christopher R. Boyer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Duke University Press, United States\nImprint: Duke University Press\nISBN-13: 9780822358183, 978-0822358183\nSynopsis\nFollowing the 1917 Mexican Revolution inhabitants of the states of Chihuahua and Michoacn received vast tracts of prime timberland as part of Mexico's land redistribution program. Although locals gained possession of the forests, the federal government retained management rights, which created conflict over subsequent decades among rural, often indigenous villages; government; and private timber companies about how best to manage the forests. Christopher R. Boyer examines this history in Political Landscapes, where he argues that the forests in Chihuahua and Michoacn became what he calls \""political landscapes\""-that is, geographies that become politicized by the interactions between opposing actors-through the effects of backroom deals, .