In the empire of ice : encounters in a changing landscape
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
In the empire of ice : encounters in a changing landscape
AUTHOR:
Ehrlich, Gretel
ISBN:
9781426205743
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Washington, DC : National Geographic, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
319 p. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
The ice never sleeps : the Bering Strait, Alaska -- Living with reindeer : the Komi of northwestern Russia -- In a dark land : Nunavut, Arctic Canada -- The end of ice : Greenland.
ABSTRACT:
Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.
SUBJECT:
| Arctic peoples -- Social life and customs |
| Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Antarctica |
| Climatic changes -- Arctic regions |
| Global warming |
| Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration |
| Arctic regions -- Description and travel |
BIBSUMMARY:
Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.