Consuming Ocean Island : stories of people and phosphate from Banaba / Katerina Martina Teaiwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teaiwa, Katerina Martina.

Series:

Tracking globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banabans (I-Kiribati people).

History.

Phosphate mines and mining.

Banaba (Kiribati)--History--20th century.

Banaba (Kiribati).

Phosphate mines and mining--Kiribati--Banaba--History--20th century.

Banabans (I-Kiribati people)--Relocation--History--20th century.

Kiribati--Banaba.

Physical Description:

xx, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Part I Phosphate Pasts

1 The Little Rock That Feeds 3

2 Stories of P 28

3 Land from the Sea 42

Part II Mine/Lands

4 Remembering Ocean Island 65

5 Land from the Sky 94

6 Interlude: Another Visit to Ocean Island 113

7 E Kawa Te Aba: The Trials of the Ocean Islanders 118

8 Remix: Our Sea of Phosphate 150

Part III Between Our Islands

9 Interlude: Coming Home to Fiji? 161

10 Between Rabi and Banaba 165

Coda: Phosphate Futures 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253014443

0253014441

9780253014528

0253014522

OCLC:

869265274