The Fallen Palm

The Marshall Islands, an archipelago of low-lying
coral atolls in Micronesia, have never been an easy
place to survive. The future will bring new
difficulties: sea level rise and other effects of
global climate change may render the entire country
uninhabitable within the lifetimes of its
inhabitants. This book examines local interpretations
of this doomsday prophecy, weaving into this story
related topics such as Marshallese notions of the
good life, narratives of cu ...