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9780870715365

Frigid Embrace

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  • ISBN13:

    9780870715365

  • ISBN10:

    0870715364

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-02-01
  • Publisher: Oregon State Univ Pr
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Summary

Frigid Embrace explores how the drive to extract natural resources has shaped Alaskans' understanding of the environment and their relationships with the region's Native peoples. This insightful account of Alaska's colonial struggles offers readers a key to understanding the roots of current environmental controversies.

Author Biography

Stephen Haycox is a Professor of History at the University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introduction: Alaska History and Opposition 1(18)
A Good American Town
19(17)
Pioneer Alaskans, Their Environment, and Alaska Natives
36(23)
At Any Cost: Pioneer Alaska and Economic Development
59(24)
Bonanza: Prudhoe Bay and ANCSA
83(17)
``Big Oil'' ANCSA, and the Transformation
100(34)
Debacle: The Exxon Valdez, The Tongass Forest, and the ELF
134(15)
Dividend Alaska
149(26)
Note on Sources 175(2)
Index 177

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