The future history of the Arctic /

"Long at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the center of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century: energy security and the struggle for natural resources, climate change and its u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Emmerson, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Geopolitics > Arctic regions.
Géopolitique > Arctique.
HISTORY > World.
Discoveries in geography
Ecology
Geopolitics
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions > Environmental conditions.
Arctique > Découverte et exploration.
Arctique > Conditions environnementales.
Arctic Regions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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