Oil, Globalization, and the War for the Arctic Refuge

Author:   David M. Standlea
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791466315


Pages:   227
Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Oil, Globalization, and the War for the Arctic Refuge


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Author:   David M. Standlea
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780791466315


ISBN 10:   0791466310
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Part One: Oil and the Corporate State 1. Globalism, Oil, and the Power Elites 2. Background to Battle: The Thirty Years' War 3. The Oil Companies: Legacies of Global Power 4. The Corporate State 5. The Culture of Corporate Spin Part Two: Sustainability and Justice 6. The Environmentalists: Visions Under Siege 7. The Gwich'in: A Fight to the End 8. The Religious Community: Philosophers of ANWR 9. Prophets vs. Profits: Future Scenarios and Outcomes Notes Bibliography Index

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""Standlea, a political ecologist, provides good insight into the tactics and organization of environmental movements combating what he calls ‘elitist corporate-political power,’ and he clearly reveals his strong opposition to any ANWR oil operations … it is well written, lively, and carefully prepared and offers a useful micro study of an important issue."" — CHOICE ""Extremely relevant and timely, this book not only addresses a central concern in the field—environmental politics—but also represents an important attempt to illuminate the ideological dynamics of our time. This is an outstanding contribution to the emerging field of global studies."" — Manfred B. Steger, author of Globalism: The New Market Ideology ""This book makes a major contribution to one of the great moral and political debates of our time, highlighting aspects that are not well known or appreciated in more general accounts available in the mass media. Especially significant is its treatment of both aboriginal rights and the role of churches in connecting those rights to more global concerns regarding the environment. In short, Standlea shows how the symbiotic relationship of the Gwich’in to their ecosystem is clearly a lens through which we can see and understand the physical, psychological, and spiritual stakes of our environmental crisis. I am certain that many will find this work challenging—that is good; it is time to be challenged."" — Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska


This book makes a major contribution to one of the great moral and political debates of our time, highlighting aspects that are not well known or appreciated in more general accounts available in the mass media. Especially significant is its treatment of both aboriginal rights and the role of churches in connecting those rights to more global concerns regarding the environment. In short, Standlea shows how the symbiotic relationship of the Gwich'in to their ecosystem is clearly a lens through which we can see and understand the physical, psychological, and spiritual stakes of our environmental crisis. I am certain that many will find this work challenging--that is good; it is time to be challenged.


Author Information

David M. Standlea is an independent scholar who received his Ph.D. in Political Science/Political Ecology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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