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001 2014009591
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008 140918s2014 inuab 000 0 eng
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020 $a9780253014443 (hardback)
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050 00 $aDU615$b.T45 2014
082 00 $a996.81$223
100 1 $aTeaiwa, Katerina Martina.
245 10 $aConsuming Ocean Island :$bstories of people and phosphate from Banaba /$cKaterina Martina Teaiwa.
260 $aBloomington :$bIndiana University Press,$c2014.
300 $axx, 246 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"Consuming Ocean Island tells the story of the land and people of Banaba, a small Pacific island, which, from 1900 to 1980, was heavily mined for phosphate, an essential ingredient in fertilizer. As mining stripped away the island's surface, the land was rendered uninhabitable, and the indigenous Banabans were relocated to Rabi Island in Fiji. Katerina Martina Teaiwa tells the story of this human and ecological calamity by weaving together memories, records, and images from displaced islanders, colonial administrators, and employees of the mining company. Her compelling narrative reminds us of what is at stake whenever the interests of industrial agriculture and indigenous minorities come into conflict. The Banaban experience offers insight into the plight of other island peoples facing forced migration as a result of human impact on the environment"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.
651 0 $aBanaba (Kiribati)$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aPhosphate mines and mining$zKiribati$zBanaba$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aBanabans (I-Kiribati people)$xRelocation$xHistory$y20th century.