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

• Autore: McCannon John
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 998
• Soggetto topico: Geopolitics - Arctic regions
• Soggetto geografico: Arctic regions History; Arctic regions Discovery and exploration; Arctic regions Climate; Arctic regions Environmental conditions
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of the arctic
• ISBN: 1-78023-076-1; 1-299-19089-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779598003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II