{"product_id":"the-future-of-the-southern-plains-paperback","title":"The Future of the Southern Plains - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherry L. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Southern Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, scholars bring the region to the forefront by asking important questions about its past and suggesting prospects for its future. The contributors, some of them natives of the region, bring to their work a blend of scholarship and personal experience. They match intellectual sophistication with deep affection for a place defined primarily as western Texas, Oklahoma, and eastern New Mexico. Within this volume is a story about America, a story about limits, and a story about challenging those limits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seven historians, one geographer, and a paleoclimatologist contribute a wealth of observation, analysis, and commentary on the environmental characteristics and history of the Southern Plains. They address such themes as failing communities, scarce water, endangered species, and disappearing ways of life--and the possible results of these developments not only in the Southern Plains but elsewhere on the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on presentations at a symposium sponsored by the Clements Center for Southwest Studies at Southern Methodist University, these essays treat the most important aspects of life on the Southern Plains today, from climate, politics, and religion to business and environmental renewal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors and topics include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sherry L. Smith: Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dan Flores: Environmental destruction and preservation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John Miller Morris: Corporations and family farms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diana Davids Olien: Oil production \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John Opie: Water management \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jeff Roche: Political history \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yolanda Romero: Political history \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Elliott West: Exploration Connie Woodhouse: Droughts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.78 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451437629618,"sku":"9780806137353","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fd0ae70c30231c2af3e396136f9cfc19.webp?v=1778794723","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-future-of-the-southern-plains-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}