Domination and resistance : the United States and the Marshall Islands during the Cold War /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith-Norris, Martha (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Marshall Islands > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > Marshall Islands. Nuclear weapons > Marshall Islands > Testing. Nuclear weapons testing victims > Marshall Islands. Nuclear weapons > Environmental aspects > Marshall Islands. Diplomatic relations. Nuclear weapons > Environmental aspects. Nuclear weapons > Testing. Nuclear weapons testing victims. Marshall Islands. United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : historical context, themes, approach, and research
American Cold War policies and the Enewetakese : community displacement, environmental degradation, and indigenous resistance
US nuclear experiments and the Bikinians : the "nuclear nomads" revisited
US nuclear tests, the environment, and medical research : case studies of the Rongelapese and Utirikese
US missile testing and the creation of a Pacific slum : the Kwajalein Missile Range and the island of Ebeye
Negotiating a Cold War treaty : the United States, the Marshall Islands, and the Compact of Free Association
Epilogue : legacies of US Cold War policies and the ongoing quest for justice in the Marshall Islands.