Subhankar Banerjee
"One of theÂ great strengths ofÂ ,Arctic Voices,Â is thatÂ it shows how Alaska and the Arctic areÂ tied to the places where most of us live.Â InÂ this impassioned book, Banerjee showsÂ a situation so serious that it has createdÂ a movement, where 'voices of resistanceÂ are gathering, are getting louderÂ and louder.' May his heartfelt effortsÂ magnify them. The climate changesÂ that are coming have hit soon and hardÂ in the Arctic, and their consequencesÂ may be starkest there."â€“Ian Frazier,Â ,
  ,The New York Review of Books,
,A pristine environment of ecological richness and biodiversity. Home to generations of indigenous people for thousands of years. The location of vast quantities of oil, natural gas and coal. Largely uninhabited and long at the margins of global affairs, in the last decade Arctic Alaska has quickly become the most contested land in recent US history.Â ,World-renowned photographer, writer, and activist Subhankar Banerjee brings together first-person narratives from more than thirty prominent activists, writers, and researchers who address issues of climate change, resource war, and human rights with stunning urgency and groundbreaking research. From Gwich'in activist Sarah James's impassioned appeal, "We Are the Ones Who Have Everything to Lose," during the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in 2009 to an original piece by acclaimed historian Dan O'Neill about his recent trips to the Yukon Flats fish camps,Â ,Arctic Voices,Â is a window into a remarkable region.,Other contributors include Seth Kantner, Velma Wallis, Nick Jans, Debbie Miller, Andri Snaer Magnason, George Schaller, George Archibald, Cindy Shogan, and Peter Matthiessen.,From the Trade Paperback edition.
Environment,Nonfiction,Biology,Ecology,Environment,Nature
Arctic Voices: Resistance at the Tipping Point