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Climate Change and Tradition in a Small Island State The Rising Tide

Paperback • 2015 • English • 1. edition

Climate Change and Tradition in a Small Island State The Rising Tide

By Peter Rudiak-Gould

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

The citizens of the Marshall Islands have been told that climate change will doom their country, and they have seen confirmatory omens in the land, air, and sea. This book investigates how grassroots Marshallese society has interpreted and responded to this threat as intimated by local observation, science communication, and Biblical exegesis. With grounds to dismiss or ignore the threat, Marshall Islanders have instead embraced it; with reasons to forswear guilt and responsibility, they have in...Show more

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ISBN

9781138952812

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2015

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Climate Change and Tradition in a Small Island State The Rising Tide

Format

Paperback

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