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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819983003321

Autore

Officer Charles B

Titolo

A fabulous kingdom : the exploration of the Arctic / / Charles Officer, Jake Page

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-19-994276-5

0-19-026787-9

1-280-59562-0

9786613625458

0-19-993077-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Classificazione

NAT010000HIS051000

Altri autori (Persone)

PageJake

Disciplina

910.911/3

Soggetti

Arctic regions Discovery and exploration

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

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Prologue: the Nature of the Place -- PART ONE: Ultima Thule -- Chapter One: Sea Lungs, Godly Commerce, and Projections -- Chapter Two:Frizadores for Cathay and Polar Bears -- Chapter Three: Fool's Gold, Hooch, and Mutiny -- PART TWO: The Myth of the Open Polar Sea -- Chapter Four: Connubial Fidelity and the Vicar of Wakefield -- Chapter Five: Open Seas and Closed Minds -- Chapter Six: Anything is Good that Don't Poison You -- PART THREE: Racing for the Pole -- Chapter Seven: Three Faces of Ambition -- Chapter Eight: Amateurs, Pros, and Cons -- Chapter Nine: From Polar Larks to Canary-Watching -- PART FOUR: The New Arctic -- Chapter Ten: Albedo, Winds, and Other Culprits -- Chapter Eleven: Animals: Changing the Guard -- Chapter Twelve: Boom and Bust on the New Frontier -- Chapter Thirteen: Who Owns the Arctic? -- Chapter Fourteen: Global Predictions.

Sommario/riassunto

"The second edition of A Fabulous Kingdom will explain the history of the arctic and describe the current scientific and environmental issues that threaten this fascinating region"--