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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1111833842
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1111833848
Author: Holly M. Barker

This case study describes the role an applied anthropologist takes to help Marshallese communities understand the impact of radiation exposure on the environment and themselves, and addresses problems stemming from the U.S. nuclear weapons testing program conducted in the Marshall Islands from 1946-1958. The author demonstrates how the U.S. Government limits its responsibilities for dealing with the problems it created in the Marshall Islands. Through archival, life history, and ethnographic research, the author constructs a compelling history of the testing program from a Marshallese perspective. For more than five decades, the Marshallese have experienced the effects of the weapons testing program on their health and their environment. This book amplifies the voice of the Marshallese who share their knowledge about illnesses, premature deaths, and exile from their homelands. The author uses linguistic analysis to show how the Marshallese developed a unique radiation language to discuss problems related to their radiation exposure problems that never existed before the testing program. Drawing on her own experiences working with the government of the Marshall Islands, the author emphasizes the role of an applied anthropologist in influencing policy, and empowering community leaders to seek meaningful remedies.
Table contents:

Chapter 1	Setting the Stage: Geography, Social/Political Organization, and the Language of the Marshall Islands	4
	Location and Ecology	4
	Early Migration	9
	Social and Political Structure	9
	The Marshallese Language and Its Dialects	11
Chapter 2	A Colonial History of the Marshall Islands	15
	Colonial Expansion	15
	U.S. Naval Administration of the Marshall Islands	17
	The Arrival of Anthropologists	24
	Move toward Self-Governance	29
	Compact of Free Association	29
Chapter 3	The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program	33
	The Official U.S. Government Account of the Events	33
	Limitations in U.S. Government Responsibility	35
	Recently Declassified U.S. Government Documents	38
	Conclusion	49
Chapter 4	Ethnography and a Marshallese Narrative of History	50
	Witness Testimonies: March 1, 1954–The Day the U.S. Government Detonated the Bravo Shot	51
	Witness Testimonies: Evacuation and the Decontamination Process	53
	Witness Testimonies: Birth Defects	53
	Witness Testimonies: Other Medical and Environmental Problems	55
	Witness Testimonies: Interactions with U.S. Government Medical Providers and Scientists	56
	A Marshallese Narrative of History	57
	Conclusion	59
Chapter 5	Alienation from the Land: The Rongelap Experience	60
	Importance of Geography	60
	Importance of Land	61
	Damage, Injury, and Loss	64
	Movements of the Community	64
	Human Environmental Interactions	64
	Experiences in Exile	67
	Loss of Self-sufficiency	68
	Burial	70
	Stigma/Psychological Problems	72
	Social Consequences of Loss of Land	74
	Conclusion	78
Chapter 6	Language and the Testing Program	79
	Radiation and a Colonial Language of Control	80
	Language as Resistance	82
	Conclusion	96
Chapter 7	Uncovering Themes in Linguistic Data	97
	Assigning Responsibility	98
	Powerlessness	102
	Women’s Reproductive Illnesses	105
	A Unique Marshallese Radiation Language	111
	Conclusion	114
Chapter 8	Changed Circumstances: A Petition to the U.S. Congress	115
	Advisory Committee on Changed Circumstances	117
	Content of the Petition	117
	Review of the Petition	119
	Conclusion	120
Chapter 9	Other Case Studies	121
	Hiroshima/Nagasaki	121
	French Polynesia	124
	Chernobyl	127
	Nevada	130
	Hanford	132
	Subjects of Human Radiation Experimentation	136
	Conclusion	138
Chapter 10	Methodology and Community Empowerment	140
	Developing Bonds of Trust	140
	Learning the Language	141
	Archival Research	141
	Access to Information	141
	Building on the Work of Others	141
	Life Story and Oral History Collection	142
	Local Counterparts and Key Informants	143
	Public Education and Training of Students	143
	Transcription and Translation	145
	Observation	146
	Expect to Be Challenged	147
	Fieldnotes	148
	Repeat Visits to the Field	148
	The Policy Realm	148
	Methods of the NCT Project	149
	Conclusion	151
Chapter 11	A Broader Understanding of the Consequences of the Testing Program	153
	Flaws in the U.S. Government’s Accounting of History	154
	A New Narrative of History	156
	Looking toward the Future	158
	Bibliography	159
Appendix	Categories for Personal Injury Awards, Nuclear Claims Tribunal	165
	Glossary	167
	Credits	168
	Index	169

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