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

• Autore: Officer Charles B
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.911/3
• Soggetto geografico: Arctic regions Discovery and exploration
• Classificazione: NAT010000HIS051000
• Altri autori: PageJake
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: A fabulous kingdom
• ISBN: 0-19-994276-5; 0-19-026787-9; 1-280-59562-0; 9786613625458; 0-19-993077-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819983003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II