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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452479803321

Autore

McCannon John

Titolo

A history of the arctic [[electronic resource] ] : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2012

ISBN

1-78023-076-1

1-299-19089-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

998

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Arctic regions

Electronic books.

Arctic regions History

Arctic regions Discovery and exploration

Arctic regions Climate

Arctic regions Environmental conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bitter cold and constant snow. Polar bears, seals, and killer whales. Victor Frankenstein chasing his monstrous creation across icy terrain in a dogsled. The arctic calls to mind a myriad different images. Consisting of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, the United States, Russia, Greenland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the arctic possesses a unique ecosystem-temperatures average negative 29 degrees Fahrenheit in winter and rarely rise above freezing in summer-and the indigenous peoples and cultures that live in the region have had to adapt to the harsh weather conditions. As global tem