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They Came but Could not Conquer
- The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Alaska Native Communities
Engelsk Paperback
They Came but Could not Conquer
- The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Alaska Native Communities
Engelsk Paperback

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As the environmental justice movement slowly builds momentum, Diane J. Purvis highlights the work of Indigenous peoples in Alaska’s small rural villages, who have faced incredible odds throughout history yet have built political clout fueled by vigorous common cause in defense of their homes and livelihood. Starting with the transition from Russian to American occupation of Alaska, Alaska Natives have battled with oil and gas corporations; fought against U.S. plans to explode thermonuclear bombs on the edge of Native villages; litigated against political plans to flood Native homes; sought recompense for the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster; and struggled against the federal government’s fishing restrictions that altered Native paths for subsistence. In They Came but Could Not Conquer Purvis presents twelve environmental crises that occurred when isolated villages were threatened by a governmental monolith or big business. In each, Native peoples rallied together to protect their land, waters, resources, and a way of life against the bulldozer of unwanted, often dangerous alterations labeled as progress. In this gripping narrative Purvis shares the inspiring stories of those who possessed little influence over big business and regulations yet were able to protect their traditional lands and waterways anyway.  
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
277
ISBN-13:
9781496237576
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1496237579
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 maj 2024
Længde:
21mm
Bredde:
229mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
University of Nebraska Press
Oplagsdato:
1 maj 2024
Forfatter(e):
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