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A history of the Arctic
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- Book Synopsis
- In A History of the Arctic, award-winning polar historian John McCannon provides a far-reaching overview of the region from the Stone Age to the present, examining all of its major aspects from a global perspective. Devoting attention to every Arctic nation - from North America and Greenland to Scandinavia and Russia - this vividly drawn account weaves together topics as diverse as polar exploration and science, Arctic nation-building, the northern environment and the role of indigenous peoples in Arctic history. With Arctic territorial claims and resource extraction assuming ever-greater importance in the twenty-first century, this book includes a timely assessment of the current diplomatic and environmental realities of the region, exposing the increasingly dire risks it is likely to face in the near future. A History of the Arctic is an engagingly written, detail-rich and thoroughly engrossing survey of this region at the top of the world.
- About The Author
- John McCannon is Professor of History at Southern New Hampshire University, and has published widely in the field of Arctic history and exploration. He is the author of Red Arctic: Polar Exploration and the Myth of the North in the Soviet Union, 1932-1939 (1998).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781780230184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (15 December 2012)
- Number of Pages
- 349
- Weight
- 708 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 36 mm
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