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
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