Related Books

The Scramble for the Poles
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Klaus Dodds
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-11 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath
The Scramble for the Arctic
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Richard Sale
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-12-01 - Publisher: Frances Lincoln

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In August 2007, the world reacted with consternation as Russia planted a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole, symbolizing the Kremlin's claim to the Arctic w
The Future History of the Arctic
Language: en
Pages: 442
Authors: Charles Emmerson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-03-02 - Publisher: Public Affairs

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"[The author] leads readers ... through the landscape, history, literature and politics of the North, from the wrongheaded theories of the ancients to diplomati
Observing’ the Arctic
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Chih Y. Woon
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-28 - Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Addressing the growing economic, political, and cultural presence of Asian states in the Arctic region, this timely book looks at how that presence is being eva
Contesting the Arctic
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Philip E. Steinberg
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-16 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing international attention. The promise of