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Pacific climate cultures : living climate change in Oceania /

Low-lying Pacific island nations are experiencing the frontline of lea-level rises and climate change and are responding creatively and making-sense in their own vernacular terms. Pacific Climate Cultures aims to bring Oceanic philosophies to the frontline of social science theorization. It explores...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Crook, Tony (Editor), Rudiak-Gould, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter, [2018]
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Pacific Area.
Climatic changes > Islands of the Pacific.
Pacific Area > Environmental conditions.
Islands of the Pacific > Environmental conditions.
Climat > Changements > Pacifique, Région du.
Climat > Changements > Pacifique, Îles du.
Pacifique, Région du > Conditions environnementales.
Pacifique, Îles du > Conditions environnementales.
Climatic changes
Ecology
Pacific Area
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prelude: Climate Change and the Perspective of the Fish
  • 1 Introduction: Pacific Climate Cultures / Crook, Tony / Rudiak-Gould, Peter
  • 2 "Prophecy from the Past": Climate Change Discourse, Song Culture and Emotions in Kiribati / Hermann, Elfriede / Kempf, Wolfgang
  • 3 Woosh-Cyclones as Culturalnatural Whirls: The Receptions of Climate Change in the Cook Islands / Rubow, Cecilie
  • 4 Crafting Certainty in Liquid Worlds: Encountering Climate Change in Kiribati / Bønnelykke Robertson, Maria Louise
  • 5 A Tsunami from the Mountains: Interpreting the Nadi Flood / Nolet, Emilie
  • 6 Nothing There Atoll? "Farewell to the Carteret Islands" / Connell, John
  • 7 Weathering Climate Change in Samoa: Cultural Resources for Resilience / Newell, Jennifer
  • 8 Reflections on Climate Change by Contemporary Artists in Papua New Guinea / Struck-Garbe, Marion
  • 9 Lessons from Lomani Gau Project, Fiji: A Local Community's Response to Climate Change / Veitayaki, Joeli / Holland, Elisabeth
  • 10 Papua New Guinea's Response to Climate Change: Challenges and Ways Forward / Bingeding, Nalau
  • Afterword / Salmond, Dame Anne
  • Bibliography
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index