Public Lands and Political Meaning: Ranchers, the Government, and the Property between Them. By Karen R. Merrill. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Pp. xix, 274. $50.00.
本书利用公共土地政策的历史，探讨1870年以来美国西部政府、牧场主与环保主义者之间的反复紧张关系，对关注财产权和土地使用法规的经济史学者有参考价值。
The objective of this book by Karen Merrill is to use the history of public land policy to better understand the political history of the American West since 1870 and the recurring tensions between government, ranchers, and environmentalists. Although the book is aimed primarily at political historians, it is a useful reference for economic historians interested in property rights and land-use regulations.