ZOLTÁN GROSSMAN

Faculty member in Geography and Native American Studies, The Evergreen State College

Lab 1, Room 3012, 2700 Evergreen Pkwy. NW,

Olympia, WA 98505 USA

grossmaz@evergreen.edu

Tel. (360) 867-6153

 
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CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
 
SELECTED ARTICLES (Peace, Geopolitics)
 
SELECTED ARTICLES (Indigenous, Environmental, U.S. Racism)

 

 

 

 

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
 
2007 Possible Climate Change Responses for
the United League of Indigenous Nations report on the Indigenous Nations Treaty website.
 
2007 Report of the Citizens' Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq, The Evergreen State College, Tacoma, Wash.
Report (64 pages; 32 MB pdf)
 
2006 Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Peoples, report published by the Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash. Report (81 pages; 2 MB pdf)
 
2006. "A Century of U.S. Military Interventions: From Wounded Knee to Iraq," in U.S. History Uncensored: What Your High School Textbook Didn't Tell You by Carolyn Baker
 
2002 Doctoral dissertation on "Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts and Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities," studied alliances of tribes and local farmers, ranchers, and fishers in the western and midwestern United States since the 1970s.
Graduate advisor: Dr. William Cronon.
 
2000 Mapping Wisconsin History teacher's guide accompanying Wisconsin's Past and Present, with color and B&W transparencies. Co-authored by Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild and State Historical Society Wisconsin Office of School Services. Wrote all text first drafts, and edited all maps.
 
1998 Wisconsin's Past and Present: A Historical Atlas
by the Wisconsin Cartographers' Guild. Three printings of 5,000 each by the University of Wisconsin. Served on the project as chief editor and one of six authors/cartographers. Number one bestseller in U.S. academic libraries, February 1999 (per Baker & Taylor). Winner of the 1999 State Historical Society Book Award of Merit.
Master's Thesis on development of the Atlas (1998).
 
1991 Wisconsin Treaties: What's the Problem? by the Midwest Treaty Network, Madison, Booklet co-authored with Cathy Debevec.
 
1990-96 The Mapping Specialist, national newsletter of Mapping Specialists, Ltd., Madison, Served as Chief Editor,
wrote regular "Geowatch" news column.
 
1987-90 Wisconsin Commonwealth, Madison. Chief Editor;
wrote reports on racism and environmental issues.
 
1986-87 World Newsmaps of the Week and Newsmaps of U.S. History, with accompanying teachers' guides.
Served as assistant editor of Newsmap project at General Learning Corporation, Northbrook, Illinois.
 
1983 Relations Between the Left and Indigenous Peoples (unpublished manuscript, from Directed Studies with University of Wisconsin-Madison History Professor Steve Stern).
 
1981 Threats to Wisconsin Communities, by PURE/WAGER. Co-edited booklet and authored articles.

 

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS or Book Reviews
 
2007  "Native Americans," with Kate A. Berry and HoMana Pawiki, in Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America, Ines M. Miyares and Christopher A. Airriess, eds. (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield).
 
2007 "Anti-Indian Movements," In Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, (Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale / Macmillan Reference USA).
 
2007 "Somali Immigrant Settlement in Small Midwestern U.S. Communities: The Case of Barron, Wis.," with Jessica Schaid in From Mogadishu to Dixon: The Somali Diaspora in a Global Context, Abdi Kusow and Stephanie Bjørk, eds. (Lawrenceville, N.J.: Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press).
 
2005 "Many Gaming Opponents are Biased" with Debra McNutt in Indian Gaming: At Issue social issues series (Farmington Hills, Mich.: Greenhaven Press).
 
2004 "Defending a Common Home: Native/non-Native Alliances Against Mining Companies in Wisconsin," With Dr. Al Gedicks in In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, & the Environment. (London: Zed Press). (Map)
 
2003 "From Enemies to Allies," with Debra McNutt, in Multiracial Formations: New Instruments for Social Change Gary Delgado, ed. (Oakland, Calif: Applied Research Center).
 
2002 "What to Watch for in Afghanistan." In September 11 and the U.S. War: Beyond the Curtain of Smoke . Roger Burbach and Ben Clarke, eds. (San Francisco: City Lights Publishers). Translation: Japanese Turkish
 
2001 "Let's Not Create Evilness for This River: Interethnic Environmental Alliances of Native Americans and Rural Whites in Northern Wisconsin." In Forging Radical Alliances Across Difference: Coalition Politics for the New Millennium. Jill M. Bystydzienski & Steven P. Schacht, eds. (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield).
 
2001 Concise Historical Atlas of Canada book review. Annals of the Association of American Geographers (March).
 
2000 Sustaining the Forest, the People, and the Spirit book review on Menominee forestry. Wisconsin Magazine of History.
 
1994 "The Breakup Signals the End of America's World Leadership." In The Breakup of the Soviet Union: Opposing Viewpoints. David Bender and Bruno Leone, eds. San Diego: Greenhaven Press.
 
1992 "Indian Issues and Anti-Indian Organizing.," In When Hate Groups Come to Town: A Handbook of Effective Community Responses. (Atlanta: Center for Democratic Renewal). Also reprinted in Defending Justice: An Activist Resource Kit, Palak Shah, ed. (Somerville, Mass.: Political Research Associates, 2005).
 
1990 Place name changes list in The New York Times (December 31). Subject of 1991 Calvin Trillin column, published in his book Too Soon to Tell
 
1980 "Introduction." In Black Hills International Survival Gathering booklet. (Rapid City, S.D.: Black Hills Alliance).

 SELECTED ARTICLES ON PEACE AND GLOBAL ISSUES

2008. "A Century of U.S. Military Interventions: From Wounded Knee to Iraq,"
Versions of list on Zmag.org, Neravt.com, many other websites, and The Veteran (VVAW).
Translations of list: Spanish French Turkish Italian Chinese Greek Russian Czech Tamil Portuguese
Powerpoint on U.S. interventions since 1890.
(Turkish newspaper urges U.S. be listed in Guinness Book of World Records for the Most Interventions.)
 
2008 "Remember the '80s: Social Movements between Woodstock and the Web" in Z magazine, on Zmag.org, Counterpunch.org, AfterDowningStreet.org, others. Translation: Italian
 
2007 An Endless Occupation? Iraq Bases and the "Korea Model", on Counterpunch.org, others.
Interview (RealAudio) on "Between the Lines" (9/28/07)
Interview (Podcast) on WUSB (8/13/07)
Interview (Real Audio) on KPOJ (9/25/07)
Quotes in Christian Science Monitor and The Independent
 
2007 "Reflections on the Port Protests in Olympia," in Works in Progress (Discussion with photos and video links).
 
2007 "Speaking Different Languages: How the Peace Movement Works with the Military Community," on Portside and Zmag.org, others.
 
2006. "Getting Local and Keeping Positive in the Antiwar Movement, on Counterpunch.org and Zmag.org, others.
 
2006 "A Brief History of U.S. Military Resistance" on ThankYouLT.org, Counterpunch.org, Zmag.org, CriticalConcern.com, OMJP.org. Translations: German Danish
 
2006. "New Challenges for the Peace Movement in 2006," on Counterpunch.org and Zmag.org.
 
2005 "Khuzestan: First Front in the War on Iran?, " in Z magazine (Jan.) & ZMag.org, with map and powerpoint Translation: Danish
 
2003 "Occupation Fails to 'Capture' Iraqis' Loyalty, Prevent Civil War" on Counterpunch.org and Zmag.org
(Predicted Saddam's capture would intensify insurgency.)
 
2003 "The Perils of Occupation: The Easier the Victory, the Harder the Peace" on OutlookIndia.com, Zmag.org,
IraqWar.Ru, and Counterpunch.org.
(Predicted Iraqi Shi'ite insurgency.)
Translations: Turkish
Interview on Pacifica Radio's Peace Watch, June 10, 2003.
 
2003 "The Next Stage: How the U.S. prevented Iraqis from ousting Saddam, and why the next battle may be against his opponents" in Z magazine and on Counterpunch.org and Zmag.org
Translations of article: Spanish Korean
(Predicted that U.S. would turn against Iraqi Shi'ites.)
PowerPoint on background of Iraq War.
 
2003 Urgent Assistance Needed by USA, from George Walker Bush (spoof based on "Nigerian Scam" e-mails)
New York Times' two articles on parody. Article in Dutch.
 
2003 "Dispatch from Main Street: Winning Hearts and Minds in the Heartland," on CommonDreams.org , Zmag.org, and Independent Politics News.
Translation of excerpt: Italian
(Looked at growing rural peace movement).
 
2003 Iraq & Our Energy Future class website in Spring semester of Geography 378 (International Environmental Problems & Policy). Article on website.
 
2003 "Was General Clark Also "Unprepared" for the Postwar?"on CommonDreams.org, Counterpunch.org, and ZMag.org (Examined Clark's record during and after Kosovo war.)
 
2002 "New US Military Bases: Side Effects Or Causes Of War?" in Zmag.org, Counterpunch.org, and other websites.
Powerpoint on bases in Iraq, Somali, Yugoslav, Afghan wars.
Translations : Spanish Korean Japanese Italian Bengali
Interview (RealAudio) on Pacifica Radio (6/10/03)
Presentation covered in Draft Notices.
 
2002 Caspian Basin Oil class website in Fall semester of Geography 378 (International Environmental Problems & Policy). Article on website.
 
2002 "What to Watch for in Afghanistan." In September 11 and the U.S. War: Beyond the Curtain of Smoke . Roger Burbach and Ben Clarke, eds. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers. Also on Counterpunch.org, and OutlookIndia.com.
Translation: Japanese Turkish
 
2001. "A Briefing on the History of U.S. Interventions," on Znet.org, other websites.
Translations of article: Italian Polish
 
2001 "A History of Biochemical Weapons," in Z magazine (Boston), Forward Motion, Indymedia, Neravt.com, and numerous websites.
 
2001 WORT call-in radio programs with Ahmed Rashid
in Pakistan and Robert Fisk in Lebanon.
 
2001 "Afghanistan is not simply like Vietnam." Madison Times, Badger Herald, Indymedia.
 
1999 "Kosovo, Apaches, and Ethnic Cleansing," in The Circle (Minneapolis), Zmag.org, Synthesis/Regeneration.
 
1999 "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right: A Cartographer's View of the Yugoslav War." Wisconsin State Journal and Wsws.org
 
1998 "Grassroots Organizing in the New Corporate Era," in
People's News Service (Denmark).
 
1997 "Packerland as Fatherland." satire on the Nationalism Project website.
 
1994 "Erecting the New Wall: Geopolitics and the Restructuring of Europe," in Z magazine (Boston).
 
1993-95 "War in the Caucasus," review of southern Russia, Chechnya, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in Wisconsin State Journal (Madison), Nonviolent Activist (New York), and Z magazine (Boston).
 
1993 "Bosnia: Taking Sides is not Peacekeeping," in Heartland (Chicago) and The Edge (Madison).
 
1992 "Sarajevo and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two Cities," in PSN News (Washington) and The Edge (Madison).
 
1992 Somalia conflict, in The Edge (Madison).
 
1991 "The Geopolitics of the New Superpowers," in Forward Motion (Boston), and The Edge (Madison).
 
1990-91 Persian Gulf Crisis, in Z magazine (Boston), The Guardian (New York), Shepherd Express (Milwaukee), Forward Motion (Boston), The Edge (Madison).
(Predicted Gulf War Syndrome, during January 1991 war.)
 
1987-91 Draft Counseling in the Gulf War, published in Z magazine when served as national associate director
of the Committee Against Registration and the Draft (CARD), Madison, Wis. Produced national newsletter The Antidraft.
 
1986 "Inside the Philippine Resistance," in Race and Class (London).
 
1985 Philippine environmental issues and labor movement, in Chicago Sun-Times (Chicago), Peace News (London), The Progressive (Madison), The Guardian (New York), Science for the People (Boston), Heartland (Chicago), Daily Cardinal (Madison).
 
1983 GI outreach by the European anti-nuclear movement, in Race Today (London), Peace News (London), The Guardian (New York), and Walking Point (California).
 
1983 Conflicts in Lebanon, Grenada, and Central America, in Daily Cardinal (Madison).
 
1983 Relations Between the Left and Indigenous Peoples (unpublished manuscript, from Directed Studies with University of Wisconsin-Madison History Professor Steve Stern).
 
1982-86 The Soviet nuclear program and Chernobyl, in In These Times (Chicago), Heartland (Chicago ), Northern Sun News (Minneapolis), Keep It In the Ground (Amsterdam).
 
1982 Interview with Mapuche leader Nilo Cayuqueo (JSTOR) on Indigenous peoples and the Left, in Latin American Perspectives (Berkeley), Native Peoples News (London), and Akwesasne Notes (Mohawk Nation).
 
1981 Project ELF naval antenna, in Northern Sun News (Minneapolis), The Guardian
 
1981 South African nuclear program, in Milwaukee Courier (Wisconsin), Northern Sun News (Minneapolis), North Country Anvil (Minnesota), and Daily Cardinal (Madison).

 SELECTED ARTICLES ON INDIGENOUS, ENVIRONMENTAL, U.S. RACISM ISSUES

2008 "Indigenous Nations Responses to Climate Change" article in American Indian Culture and Research Journal (AICRJ) Vol. 32, No. 3.
 
2005 "Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts and Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities," article in American Indian Culture and Research Journal (AICRJ) Vol. 29, No. 4.
 
2004 "Fitting the 'Rez' Into Race." Forum commentary for Past Place, newsletter of the Historical Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAG).
Adobe Acrobat document.
 
2004 Letter to editor on Sawyer County WI hunter shootings and generalizations about Hmong citizens.
 
2004 Water is Life class website of Geography 378 (International Environmental Problems & Policy), University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
 
2004 "Class Websites Contribute to Global Environmental Awareness," in Teaching with
Technology Today (University of Wisconsin
System magazine).
 
2003 "Crandon mine victory won by a historic alliance," with Debra McNutt in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram (Nov. 2), Wisconsin State Journal, Ojibwe Akiing, Earth First, and other websites and newspapers.
 
2003 "Indian-bashing: A new pastime in 'tolerant' Madison?" with Debra McNutt in Wisconsin State Journal (Dec. 29), Isthmus, American Jewish World.
 
2003 "Cowboy and Indian Alliances in the Northern Plains." Agricultural History (Spring).
 
2002 "Effects of White Racial Advantages in Environmental Alliances," on Wisconsin Ho-Chunk/farmer alliances against low-level jet flights, bombing range, and Perrier, at Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual conference, Los Angeles; published in Wisconsin Geographer
and Udall Foundation Collection of Essays.
 
2001 Wisconsin's Native/non-Native anti-mining alliance, with Dr. Al Gedicks in Cultural Survival Quarterly.
 
2001 "From Enemies to Allies: Native Americans and Whites Join Forces in Wisconsin," with Debra McNutt, in ColorLines. Excerpted in Multiracial Formations: New Instruments for Social Change Gary Delgado, ed. (Oakland, Calif. : Applied Research Center, 2003).
 
2001 "Hunters, animal rights activists share a common love: nature." Wisconsin State Journal column (Apr. 7).
 
2001 "Place membership" in ethnic conflict management: the case of Native Americans and white ranchers/farmers, on rural environmental alliances in Oregon, Montana, and South Dakota, at Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual conference, New York.
 
2000 "Geographies of Inclusion: Interethnic Alliances for Environmental Protection," on Wisconsin spearfishing and mining disputes, at Association of American Geographers (AAG) annual conference, Pittsburgh. Winner of AAG American Indian Speciality Group student paper competition;
published in The North American Geographer.
 
2000 Sustaining the Forest, the People, and the Spirit book review on Menominee forestry. Wisconsin Magazine of History.
 
2000 New Brunswick Mi'kmaq treaty fishing dispute: Lessons from Wisconsin. Toronto Globe and Mail (Sept. 14), with Andrew Gokee and Debra McNutt.
 
1999 "Kosovo, Apaches, and Ethnic Cleansing," in The Circle (Minneapolis), Zmag.org, Synthesis/Regeneration.
 
1996 "Chippewa Blockade Acid Shipments," in The Progressive (Madison).
 
1995 "Native and Environmental Movements," in Z magazine (Boston).
 
1995 "Tailing Exxon and Rio Algom" with Dr. Al Gedicks, in Multinational Monitor
 
1995 Militias and the Oklahoma City bombing, in Madison Times (Wisconsin).
 
1992 "Letter from a European Rights Activist," speculative fiction on Native American invasion of Europe, in Report on the Americas (Washington), Akwesasne Notes (Mohawk Nation), News From Indian Country (Wisconsin), Northern Sun News (Minneapolis).
Translations: German, French, Spanish Russian.
 
1992 "Sarajevo and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two Cities," in PSN News (Washington) and The Edge (Madison).
 
1991-2002 Wisconsin mining reports, in News From Indian Country (Wisconsin), Masinaigan (Wisconsin), Shepherd Express (Milwaukee), The Guardian (New York), Milwaukee Business Journal.
Translations: Spanish and German.
 
1989-91 Chippewa treaty rights issues, in Z magazine (Boston), Pogrom (Germany), Coyote (Germany), Teepee (Italy), Svoboda (Russia), Sojourners (Washington) The Guardian (New York), Forward Motion (Boston), Heartland (Chicago), Northern Sun News (Minneapolis), Masinaigan (Wisconsin), The Circle (Minneapolis), News From Indian Country (Wisconsin), and Against the Current (Detroit).
 
1986 "Inside the Philippine Resistance," in Race and Class (London).
 
1983 Relations Between the Left and Indigenous Peoples (unpublished manuscript, from Directed Studies with University of Wisconsin-Madison History Professor Steve Stern).
 
1982-84 Nuclear issues and Native American issues, in Daily Cardinal (Madison).
 
1982 Milwaukee Police and the Black Community, in WIN magazine (New York).
 
1982 Interview with Mapuche leader Nilo Cayuqueo (JSTOR) on Indigenous peoples and the Left, in Latin American Perspectives (Berkeley), Native Peoples News (London), and Akwesasne Notes (Mohawk Nation).
 
1979 Black Hills issues, in World Information Service on Energy (Amsterdam), Native Peoples News (London)
 
1978 Reports on Native American issues and Minnesota powerline, in Metro Student News (Minneapolis).