The Life of Permafrost : A History of Frozen Earth in Russian and Soviet Science /

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In the Anthropocene, the thawing of frozen earth due to global warming has drawn worldwide attention to permafrost. Contemporary scientists define permafrost as ground that maintains a negative temperature for at least two years. But where did this particular conception of permafrost originate, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chu, Pey-Yi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Temas:
Frozen ground > Research > History.
Frozen ground > Research > Russia > History.
Frozen ground > Research > Soviet Union > History.
Permafrost > Research > History.
Permafrost > Research > Russia > History.
Permafrost > Research > Soviet Union > History.
Sols gelés > Recherche > Histoire.
Sols gelés > Recherche > Russie > Histoire.
Sols gelés > Recherche > URSS > Histoire.
Pergélisols > Recherche > Histoire.
Pergélisols > Recherche > Russie > Histoire.
Pergélisols > Recherche > URSS > Histoire.
HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Frozen ground > Research
Russia
Soviet Union
Anthropocene.
Arctic.
Cold War.
Eurasia.
Russia.
Siberia.
Soviet Union.
environment.
frozen earth.
frozen ground.
history of Soviet science.
history of geography.
history.
permafrost science.
permafrost.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction: Historicizing Permafrost
  • 1 Mapping
  • 2 Building
  • 3 Defining
  • 4 Adapting
  • 5 Translating
  • Epilogue: Resurrecting
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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