The Ocean on Fire : Pacific Stories from Nuclear Survivors and Climate Activists

Name: The Ocean on Fire : Pacific Stories from Nuclear Survivors and Climate Activists
Brand: Duke University Press

Duke University Press

Bombarded with the equivalent of one Hiroshima bomb a day for half a century, Pacific people have long been subjected to man-made cataclysm. Well before climate change became a global concern, nuclear testing brought about untimely death, widespread diseases, forced migration, and irreparable destruction to the shores of Oceania. In The Ocean on Fire, Ana\u00CFs Maurer analyzes the Pacific literature that incriminates the environmental racism behind radioactive skies and rising seas. Maurer identifies strategies of resistance uniting the region by analyzing an extensive multilingual archive of decolonial Pacific art in French, Spanish, English, Tahitian, and Uvean, ranging from literature to songs and paintings. She shows how Pacific nuclear survivors\u2019 stories reveal an alternative vision of\n\nThe Ocean on Fire\nPacific Stories from Nuclear Survivors and Climate Activists\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail ;