Introduction | p. 1 |
The Context: Natural History and Human Nature | |
The Gulf of Alaska Cauldron | p. 9 |
Killer Whale Culture and Human Spirituality | p. 15 |
Chugach Culture and the Spirits of Nature | p. 25 |
How Animals Think | p. 34 |
Thinking and Being a Person | p. 43 |
The Essence of Carol Treadwell | p. 48 |
Connected or Alone | p. 56 |
The Enlightenment Comes to Alaska | |
How Captain Cook Saw Alaska | p. 63 |
Rethinking the Moon | p. 76 |
Competition in Men and Snails | p. 84 |
The Russian Conquest of Alaska | p. 95 |
The American Conquest of Alaska | p. 102 |
Evolution, Free Will, and Hope | p. 110 |
How Conservation Happened | |
Taming the Gold Rush | p. 119 |
The Anatomy of Sharing | p. 132 |
Catalysts for Conservation | p. 142 |
Whistle-blowers to Save Alaska | p. 153 |
Conservation and Eugenics | p. 166 |
Fantasy Meets Reality at Katalla | p. 178 |
Property Rights and Community Rights | |
Chenega Destroyed | p. 195 |
Ownership in a Liquid World | p. 202 |
Clem Tillion and the Ownership of the Sea | p. 209 |
An Alternative to Tragedy | p. 222 |
Chenega Reborn | p. 233 |
Native People Become Native Corporations | p. 243 |
The Broken Covenant | p. 254 |
Exxon Valdez: Blackness Visible | |
Finding Oil | p. 267 |
Costs and Values | p. 275 |
A Community Collapses | p. 287 |
Rick Steiner and the Fight for the Trees | p. 295 |
Understanding Life as a System | p. 306 |
Hearts Connect to the Coastal Forest | p. 316 |
Conclusion: The Problem and Hope | |
Choosing Good (Beach Cleaners Part 1) | p. 329 |
How Change Happens | p. 338 |
Chenega's Next Generation | p. 343 |
The Hedonic Treadmill | p. 351 |
Making a Difference (Beach Cleaners Part 2) | p. 360 |
Celebrations | p. 368 |
Acknowledgments | p. 379 |
Notes | p. 381 |
Index | p. 419 |
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.