Domination and Resistance: The United States and the Marshall Islands during the Cold War 9780824858148

Domination and Resistance illuminates the twin themes of superpower domination and indigenous resistance in the central

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Domination and Resistance: The United States and the Marshall Islands during the Cold War
9780824858148

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Martha Smith-Norris

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Historical Context, Themes, Approach, and Research
Chapter One. American Cold War Policies and the Enewetakese: Community Displacement, Environmental Degradation, and Indigenous Resistance
Chapter Two. US Nuclear Experiments and the Bikinians: The “Nuclear Nomads” Revisited
Chapter Three. US Nuclear Tests, the Environment, and Medical Research: Case Studies of the Rongelapese and Utirikese
Chapter Four. US Missile Testing and the Creation of a Pacific Slum: The Kwajalein Missile Range and the Island of Ebeye
Chapter Five. 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
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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