Abstract
Two landmark sites of national significance, Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock) in Central Australia and Devils Tower in Wyoming, have sparked controversies over climbing, and primarily over whether it should be permitted at all. In this chapter, I examine how climbers and other visitors have engaged in contested national and transnational history stories. I will also explore how the histories of national parks have helped render indigenous landscapes a shade of colonizer white, while simultaneously creating theaters for defining, redefining, and contesting nation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | National Parks Beyond the Nation: global perspectives on "America's best idea" |
| Editors | Adrian Howkins, Jared Orsi and Mark Fiege |
| Place of Publication | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Pages | 235-257pp. |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780806152257 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |