{"product_id":"sea-change-an-atlas-of-islands-in-a-rising-ocean-hardcover","title":"Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Gerhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning atlas of the present and future.\"--Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including\u003ci\u003e Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases--San Francisco, New Orleans, New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities.\"\u003ci\u003e--Booklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the Best Science Books of 2023, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis immersive portal to islands around the world highlights the impacts of sea level rise and shimmers with hopeful solutions to combat it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? \u003ci\u003eSea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean \u003c\/i\u003eweaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us--and make us see--island nations in a warming world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Low-lying islands are least responsible for global warming, but they are suffering the brunt of it. This transportive atlas reorients our vantage point to place islands at the center of the story, highlighting Indigenous and Black voices and the work of communities taking action for local and global climate justice. At once serious and playful, well-researched and lavishly designed, \u003ci\u003eSea Change\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning exploration of the climate and our world's coastlines. Full of immersive storytelling, scientific expertise, and rallying cries from island populations that shout with hope--\"We are not drowning! We are fighting!\"--this atlas will galvanize readers in the fight against climate change and the choices we all face.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea level rise will make all current atlases obsolete as it encroaches on coastlines and erases whole islands from the Arctic to the South Pacific. In Christina Gerhardt's stunning atlas of the present and future, we not only see these living places disappear in stages, but hear from their inhabitants in this mix of cartography, science, history, and urgent outcry about the climate crisis. This book makes tangible and visible both the physical changes and their cultural, emotional, and social impact.--Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including\u003ci\u003e Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of Atlases--San Francisco, New Orleans, New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This book presents islands as more than just geographic locations, as places of resilience replete with history and culture laced with the fiber that underscores the interface of planet, people, and other beings in the time of looming catastrophic climate change. \u003ci\u003eSea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e maps hopes and histories and offers cautionary tales and wake-up calls couched in sensitive yet expansive poetics of life. This is a rare gift.\"--Nnimmo Bassey, author of\u003ci\u003e To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Islands are extraordinarily rich--in history, culture, and biodiversity. In an age of climate change, they're also incredibly vulnerable. At once lyrical and clear-sighted, \u003ci\u003eSea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to rethink our relationship to these magical, threatened places.\"--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this engaging and timely work, Gerhardt maps how islands have and will continue to change due to rising sea levels. She invites us to \u003ci\u003esee\u003c\/i\u003e these changes, not only through the form and genre of the atlas, but also through the eyes, voices, and perspectives of islanders themselves.\"--Craig Santos Perez, author of \u003ci\u003eNavigating CHamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics, and Decolonization\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A vital guide to understanding and navigating this time of rising oceans. A love song to island peoples and civilizations facing unimaginable loss. A paean of resistance and re-visioning, towards livable futures.\"--Shailja Patel, author of \u003ci\u003eMigritude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Gerhardt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Senior Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, and former Barron Professor of Environment and the Humanities at Princeton University. Her environmental journalism has been published by \u003ci\u003eGrist.org\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52612373610803,"sku":"9780520304826","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SFlDNW56TEdHQ1JaN0NzUUZ4bTFUQT09.webp?v=1761850560","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/sea-change-an-atlas-of-islands-in-a-rising-ocean-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}