Competing arctic futures : historical and contemporary perspectives / Nina Wormbs, editor.
2018
HT395.A68
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Title
Competing arctic futures : historical and contemporary perspectives / Nina Wormbs, editor.
ISBN
9783319916170 (electronic book)
3319916173 (electronic book)
9783319916163
3319916165
3319916173 (electronic book)
9783319916163
3319916165
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
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HT395.A68
Dewey Decimal Classification
307.12
Summary
This edited collection explores how narratives about the future of the Arctic have been produced historically up until the present day. The contemporary deterministic and monolithic narrative is shown to be only one of several possible ways forward. This book problematizes the dominant prediction that there will be increased shipping and resource extraction as the ice melts and shows how this seemingly inevitable future has consequences for the action that can be taken in the present. This collection looks to historical projections about the future of the Arctic, evaluating why some voices have been heard and championed, while others remain marginalised. It questions how these historical perspectives have shaped resource allocation and governance structures to understand the forces behind change in the Arctic region. Considering the history of individuals and institutions, their political and economic networks and their perceived power, the essays in this collection offer new perspectives on how the future of the Arctic has been produced and communicated.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Wormbs, Nina, editor.
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Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology.
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