History of the Arctic Nature, Exploration and Exploitation

Name: History of the Arctic Nature, Exploration and Exploitation
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ISBN: 9781780230184

ISBN-10: 1780230184

ISBN-13: 9781780230184

Edition: 2012

Authors: John McCannon

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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 temperatures rise, the arctic is facing an environmental crisis, with melting glaciers causing grave…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 349
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English




Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview



Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE



Incursions: 1500 to 1800



Crusades: 1800 to 1914



Subjugations: 1914 to 1945



Contaminations: 1945 to 1991



Extinctions? 1991 to the Present


References


Bibliography


Acknowledgements


Photo Acknowledgements


Index