After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New ArcticNew from Smithsonian Books, After the Ice is an eye-opening look at the winners and losers in the high-stakes story of Arctic transformation, from nations to native peoples to animals and the very landscape itself. Author Alun Anderson explores the effects of global warming amid new geopolitical rivalries, combining science, business, politics, and adventure to provide a fascinating narrative portrait of this rapidly changing land of unparalleled global significance. |
Contents
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| 11 | |
Two In an Inuit land | 19 |
Four Adrift on the Ice | 59 |
Seven Who owns the Arctic? | 103 |
Nine Trouble at the Top | 135 |
Eleven Invaders from the South | 165 |
Twelve The Battle for Arctic Oil | 181 |
Fourteen Too Many Ships Too Soon? | 209 |
Fifteen The Arctics Revenge | 227 |
Sixteen Black and White | 245 |
Seventeen The Future of the Arctic | 255 |
Sources | 264 |
Notes | 270 |
Index | 289 |
Thirteen How Far Can Oil Go? | 196 |
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After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic Alun Anderson No preview available - 2009 |
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