Record details

• ISBN: 9780312377373
• ISBN: 0312377371
• Physical Description: x, 434 pages : map ; 25 cm
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-417) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The context : natural history and human nature. The Gulf of Alaska cauldron ; Killer whale culture and human spirituality ; Chugach culture and the spirits of nature ; How animals think ; Thinking and being a person ; The essence of Carol Treadwell ; Connected or alone -- The enlightenment comes to Alaska. How Captain Cook saw Alaska ; Rethinking the moon ; Competition in men and snails ; The Russian conquest of Alaska ; The American conquest of Alaska ; Evolution, free will, and hope -- How conservation happened. Taming the Gold Rush ; The anatomy of sharing ; Catalysts for conservation ; Whistle-blowers to save Alaska ; Conservation and eugenics ; Fantasy meets reality at Katalla -- Property rights and community rights. Chenega destroyed ; Ownership in a liquid world ; Clem Tillion and the ownership of the sea ; An alternative to tragedy ; Chenega reborn ; Native people become Native corporations ; The broken covenant -- Exxon Valdez : blackness visible. Finding oil ; Costs and values ; A community collapses ; Rick Steiner and the fight for the trees ; Understanding life as a system ; Hearts connect to the coastal forest -- Conclusion : The problem and hope. Choosing good (beach cleaners part 1) ; How change happens ; Chenega's next generation ; The Hedonic treadmill ; Making a difference (beach cleaners part 2) ; Celebrations.

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Subject:

Human ecology.
Human ecology > Alaska.
Natural history > Alaska.
Conservation of natural resources > Alaska.
Environmental protection > Alaska.
Alaska > Environmental conditions.
Conservation of natural resources.
Ecology.
Environmental protection.
Natural history.
Alaska.

Genre:

Nonfiction.