The future history of the Arctic

Emmerson, Charles

The future history of the Arctic Charles Emmerson - 1st ed. - New York PublicAffairs c2010 - xvii, 405 p., [16] p. of plates ill., maps

"[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].

9781586486365 (hardcover) 1-58648-636-5 (hardcover)


natural resources--border conflicts--Arctic--Russia--USSR--USA--Iceland--Greenland


Arctic--environment--sovereignty--Russia--USSR--USA--Iceland--Greenland
Arctic--sovereignty

exploration