Consuming Ocean Island
stories of people and phosphate from Banaba
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Author
Publication
2015 - Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
Language
English
Word Count
61,500 words, Guess
Page Count
246 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100253014441
- ISBN-100253014522
- ISBN-139780253014443
- ISBN-139780253014528
- Library of Congress Control Number2014009591
and 6 more
- OCLC Control Number903426035
- OCLC Control Number869265274
- Better World Books9780253014443
- Better World Books9780253014528
- Better World BooksW8-CFD-078
- Open LibraryOL27168557M
Classifications
- DDC996.81
- LCCDU615 .T45 2014
- LCCDU615.T45 2014
and 1 more
- LCCDU615 .T45 2015
Description
"Consuming Ocean Island tells the story of the land and people of Banaba, a small Pacific island, which, from 1900 to 1980, was heavily mined for phosphate, an essential ingredient in fertilizer. As mining stripped away the island's surface, the land was rendered uninhabitable, and the indigenous Banabans were relocated to Rabi Island in Fiji. Katerina Martina Teaiwa tells the story of this human and ecological calamity by weaving together memories, records, and images from displaced islanders, colonial administrators, and employees of the mining company. Her compelling narrative reminds us of what is at stake whenever the interests of industrial agriculture and indigenous minorities come into conflict. The Banaban experience offers insight into the plight of other island peoples facing forced migration as a result of human impact on the environment"--
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- Tracking globalization
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