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The future history of the Arctic / Charles Emmerson.

Emmerson, Charles.
2010
G606 .E46 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
The future history of the Arctic / Charles Emmerson.
Author
Emmerson, Charles.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781586486365
1586486365
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Language
English
Description
xvii, 405 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Call Number
G606 .E46 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
909/.0913
Summary
"[The author] leads readers ... through the landscape, history, literature and politics of the North, from the wrongheaded theories of the ancients to diplomatic intrigues on the Arctic's borderlands, the brutality of the Soviet gulag archipelago, and the region's emergence as a strategically important source of energy."--Jacket p. [2].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.

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