The future history of the Arctic
Title:
The future history of the Arctic
Author:
Emmerson, Charles
ISBN:
9781847920263
Publication Information:
London : The Bodley Head, 2010
Physical Description:
x, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
"[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].
Subject:
| Geopolitics -- Arctic regions |
| Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration |
| Arctic regions -- Environmental conditions |
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].