A little over one hundred years after the legendary shootout at the OK Corral, a radicalSouth Chicago preacher named Frances Thomas moved to Miracle Valley, Arizona. She broughtnot only her congregation, but also a dangerous cocktail of fanaticism, faith healing, bigotry,and dynamite. Believing that God had called her to take over Miracle Valley, Pastor Thomas andher cult of followers set out to do just that -- with explosive results.About theAuthorWilliam R. Daniel was born and raised in the...

For four years, a radical cult conducted a campaign of harassment and intimidation against the residents of Cochise County, Arizona. When everything came to a head at the tragicshootout at Miracle Valley, religious groups, politicians, civil rights advocates, and many in themedia reacted with outrage -- a hysteria based on their own bigotry, ignorance, and selfinterest.The Search for Justice chronicles the events that led to the shootout and thetumultuous events that occurred afterward. It te...

For over twenty years ranchers on our southern border have stood alone, overrun withsmugglers, criminals, illegal immigrants, and terrorists. As our government turned a blind eye totheir plight they maintained their way of life and attempted to alert the country of the comingdanger. One If by Land gives voice to their story. Today, men and women of lawenforcement join the ranchers and together they expose the government policies that havetenaciously maintained an open, lawless, and deadly bor...

The concept of “Place” has become prominent in natural resource management, as professionals increasingly recognize the importance of scale, place-specific meanings, local knowledge, and social-ecological dynamics. Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives from the Social Sciences offers a thorough examination of the topic, dividing its exploration into four broad areas.Place-Based Conservation provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners to hel...

Global challenges ranging from climate change and ecological regime shifts to refugee crises and post-national territorial claims are rapidly moving ecosystem thresholds and altering the social fabric of societies worldwide. This book addresses the vital question of how to navigate the contested forces of stability and change in a world shaped by multiple interconnected global challenges. It proposes that senses of place is a vital concept for supporting individual and social processes for...