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The Right to Be Cold

One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic, and the Whole Planet
Jun 15, 2017uncommonreader rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book addresses the urgent issue of climate change. It is convincingly presented, as is the argument that everything is interconnected. Also, there is no doubt about the commitment of the author. However, the book goes into too much detail (for example, the names of people not mentioned again, itineraries, etc.). It is presented from the perspective of the author's actions, but would have been more effective if presented from the perspective of issues, not events. Some parts could have been summarized, especially actions which failed, with an analysis of why they did not succeed. The author's faith in the strategy of effecting change through political influence rather than more direct action is shown to be unfounded. Nevertheless, moving the issue of climate change to the human rights arena rather than focussing on economics is a useful contribution.