{"product_id":"extraction-politics-rio-tinto-and-the-corporate-persona-hardcover","title":"Extraction Politics: Rio Tinto and the Corporate Persona - 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\u003eNicholas S. Paliewicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn investigation into one of the largest and most lucrative mineral mining companies in the world, Rio Tinto, \u003ci\u003eExtraction Politics\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the company constructs a presence in the places it operates and shapes meanings and orientations toward the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking readers on a \"rhetorical pilgrimage\" across the American Southwest, Nicholas Paliewicz shows how Rio Tinto creates adaptable corporate identities. From Ronald Reagan's frontiersman advertisements for the Borax Mine in California to the pioneer Mormon persona at Bingham Canyon Mine in Salt Lake City and the folksy, paternalistic perspective toward the San Carlos Apache at the proposed mine at Oak Flat, Arizona, the company appropriates local history to embed itself as a valued member of the public--without having to settle in those ecological communities and bear the costs of extraction. This does not occur without resistance, however. Paliewicz also shows how activists use these same tactics to expose Rio Tinto as an exploitative, colonialist polluter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of surging demand for dwindling supplies of minerals and metals, this book previews what the future of extractivism may look like. \u003ci\u003eExtraction Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to scholars and students of environmental communication and activist politics as well as general readers interested in the climate crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Paliewicz\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Louisville. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRacial Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMemory and Monument Wars in American Cities\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Securitization of Memorial Space\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50489684721912,"sku":"9780271097060","price":197.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/I_RJWNSPJm9780271097060.webp?v=1789167236","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/extraction-politics-rio-tinto-and-the-corporate-persona-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}