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The future history of the Arctic
- Title
- The future history of the Arctic / Charles Emmerson.
- Author
- Emmerson, Charles.
- Publication
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 10-985 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 405 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map; 25 cm.
- 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].
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-389) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 10-985
- ISBN
- 9781586486365 (hardcover)
- 1586486365 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2009035094
- OCLC
- 298186466
- Author
- Emmerson, Charles.
- Title
- The future history of the Arctic / Charles Emmerson.
- Imprint
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2010.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-389) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 10-985