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xiii Acknowledgments I owe a great deal of thanks to many people whose participation in this project and support during my research and writing made this book possible. My greatest debt is to Peter May at the University of Washington, whose encouragement , guidance, and intellectual advice was unequaled. He was a sounding board for my ideas, helped me clarify my thinking, and read early versions of the manuscript, always returning drafts in record time with helpful comments . I am deeply grateful for his unending support; this book would not exist without him. Bryan Jones continues to be a source of intellectual inspiration and I thank him for his suggestions and interest in the project. Michael McCann and Karen Litfin also read and commented on an early version of the manuscript . Their thoughtfulness and lively intellectual exchanges during our meetings were most appreciated. Several friends and colleagues at the University of Washington and Princeton University, including Lisa Miller, Judy Aks, Lenny Feldman, Erica Cosgrove, Lisa Hilbink, and Ana Maria Bejarano, also read parts of the manuscript and provided sound advice (as well as some muchneeded laughs). I am especially thankful to the activists, government officials, and citizens who granted interviews for this book. Their willingness to talk with me about their work not only made this research possible but also made it pleasurable. I admire their passion and commitment. Warren Magnuson at the University of Victoria provided access to the Clayoquot Sound archives and Karena Shaw helped to guide me through the filing cabinets. I appreciate the financial support provided by the Canadian embassy for my research in Canada. Thanks to Gail Grella at Georgetown University Press and series editors Gerard Boychuk, Karen Mossberger, and Mark Rom for their guidance and helpful advice, along with the constructive feedback from three anonymous reviewers. Finally, I am grateful to have loving and supportive parents, Robert and Carole Pralle, to whom this book is dedicated. Jill Pralle and Daniel Gutierrez helped me to keep life—and this project—in perspective. Thank you for your friendship. This page intentionally left blank ...

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