The future history of the Arctic
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- ISBN: 9780786746248 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0786746246 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
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1 online resource (xvii, 405 pages) : illustrations, maps - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Visions. Oracles and prophets: rethinking the North -- Through a glass darkly: the Soviet Arctic -- pt. 2. Power. Northern designs: the making of the American Arctic -- Scramble: dividing the Arctic -- Parade ground: war and peace in the North -- pt. 3. Nature. Signs: nature's front line -- Consequences: reworking geography -- pt. 4. Riches. The (slow) rush for northern resources -- Russia's Arctic dilemma -- End of empire in Alaska -- Balance: Norway and the Arctic model -- pt. 5. Freedom. Greenland's search for independence -- Selling Iceland: the grand illusion. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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