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Consuming Ocean Island : stories of people and phosphate from Banaba

Teaiwa, Katerina Martina

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\"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\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Subject: Phosphate mines and mining Kiribati Banaba History 20th century. / Banabans (I-Kiribati people) Relocation History 20th century. / Banaba (Kiribati) History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780253014443, 0253014441, 9780253014528, 0253014522

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DU615.T45 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE