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Law and Order (Plateau Journal: Land and Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, Vol 4/1)
Law and Order - Plateau Journal: Land and Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, Vol 4/1 Author:Ann Zwinger, John M. Randall, Scott Thybony, Jerry Snow, Rennard Strickland Human law is designed to limit unpredictable or ill-intentioned actions and to regulate our relationships for the good of all. Nature has her own law. This issue looks at the idea of order, the concept of law, from the human point of view, and-as far as we are able-from the point of view of Life, in this instance a.k.a. nature. — "Human Law/Natur... more »al Law: Whose World Is This Anyway?" by Ann Zwinger
How do we breach the chasm between our ideas of fairness and justice and the cavalier practically of nature, between human law and natural law? Our laws impose order from within. What can we learn from observing the proceedings in the Great Court of Nature?
"Green Raiders" by John M. Randall
The global dance that keeps people, goods, and ideas on the move also relocates plants. In many parts of the world, "green immigrants" are shouldering out the more fragile native species.
"Portfolio: Singing Sheriffs, Laughing Cowboys, and Lady Desperadoes"
Indivisible from the iconography of the West is the idea of order imposed on rowdy one-street towns by the Law. Hollywood has had as much to do with creating the legends of frontier justice as has the tin star and the steady trigger hand.
"Hiding Out" by Scott Thybony
From bank robbers to devout polygamists to naturalists and novelists, those living at the edge of the social center have sheltered in the ragged outback of the Southwest.
"Tolchaco" by Jerry Snow with a special commentary from a Lawyer's View by Martha Blue
The "incident at Padre Canyon," last of the Arizona range war battles, and its aftermath spawned unexpected events - including the idea for the Navajo code talkers of World War II.
"Spiders, Toads and Lawyers: Justice in the Cultural Context of Native and Anglo-Americans" by Rennard Strickland
Are right and wrong constant across cultures? Explore the concepts of goodness and lawful behavior in various tribal cultures of Native Americans compared with ideas and ideals inherited from a European background.« less