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After the ice : life, death, and geopolitics in the new Arctic
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- ISBN: 9780061579073 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0061579076 (alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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298 pages : maps ; 24 cm - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Smithsonian Books, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-288) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The bear on the beach -- Turn the world on its side -- People: In an Inuit land -- Nomads of the Yamal -- Ice: Adrift on the ice -- The view from below -- The lethal mix -- Borders: Who owns the arctic? -- The strange case of Svalbard -- Animals: Trouble at the top -- The bottom of the web -- Invaders from the South -- Oil and ships: The battle for Arctic oil -- How far can oil go? -- Too many ships, too soon? -- Finale: The Arctic's revenge -- Black and white -- The future of the Arctic. |
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