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Mining, the Environment, and Indigenous Development Conflicts
Saleem H. Ali
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Description for Mining, the Environment, and Indigenous Development Conflicts
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; KNAT; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Examines environmental conflicts between mining companies and indigenous communities and offers a comparative study of the factors leading to those conflicts. Ali presents four cases from the United States and Canada that exemplify different historical relationships with government and industry and provide an instance of high and low levels of Native resistance in each country. Through these cases, Ali analyzes why and under what circumstances tribes agree to negotiated mining agreements on their lands, and why some negotiations are successful and others not. It is refreshing to find a strong work grounded in social science theory that is also engaging ... Read more
Examines environmental conflicts between mining companies and indigenous communities and offers a comparative study of the factors leading to those conflicts. Ali presents four cases from the United States and Canada that exemplify different historical relationships with government and industry and provide an instance of high and low levels of Native resistance in each country. Through these cases, Ali analyzes why and under what circumstances tribes agree to negotiated mining agreements on their lands, and why some negotiations are successful and others not. It is refreshing to find a strong work grounded in social science theory that is also engaging ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816528790
SKU
V9780816528790
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Ref
99-1
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