California Damming
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Using the ideas of culture theorist Walter Benjamin (among others), I examine the public response to two dams, Friant Dam and Florence Lake Dam, to illustrate the political and aesthetic reasons why Californians have very mixed feelings about the state's dams. The history of John Muir and Hetch Hetchy is also alluded to.
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1986 ◽
Vol 118
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pp. 228-246
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2019 ◽
Vol 18
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pp. 130-148
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