pickA coral island near the equator, #Nauru had a thick layer of phosphate exploited by western cultures and wreaking havoc on the local environment. Combining environmental science, anthropology, and economics, this book looks at the island nation in the context of the larger world and how events there could presage the future for humanity. Fascinating and sobering.
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LeeRHarry And has since been used as the site of an Immigration Detention Centre for the Australian government. 4mo
Librarybelle It does sound like a sobering read 4mo
squirrelbrain I‘ve just started a fiction book for the #nauru prompt that includes the Detention Centre @LeeRHarry![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
On Fragile Waves 4mo
On Fragile WavesHooked_on_books @LeeRHarry Ongoing exploitation! What a surprise. This book is from just over 20 years ago and the loss of phosphate money plus overpopulation pressures were showing. I wonder if that helped to push them into deciding to “host” the detention center. 4mo
Hooked_on_books @squirrelbrain That sounds really interesting. I look forward to your review. 4mo
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