International Politics of Antarctica (Routledge Revivals)

Informationen zum Autor Peter J. Beck Zusammenfassung First published in 1986, this book considers the nature of international interest in Antarctica and the positions of those involved.With a truly international scope, this reissue will be of particular relevance to students with an interest in the political, legal, economic and environmental concerns surrounding the Antarctic region, both in the present and historically. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures; Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Text; Preface; Part I: Introduction to Antarctica 1. Antarctica as an International Political Question; Part II: The Antarctic Past 2. Exploration and Sovereignty in Antarctica 3. The International Geophysical Year 1957-1958: A Scientific and Political Turning Point; Part III: The Antarctic Present 4. A Continent for Peace 5. A Continent for Science 6. A Continent in Search of a Sovereign 7. A Continent Managed by the Antarctic Treaty System 8. A Continent for Limited Participation in an Open Treaty System 9. A Continent for the Management of Living Marine Resources in an Environmental Framework 10. A Continent in Search of a Minerals Regime 11. A Continent and its Place in the International Community; Part IV: The Antarctic Future 12. Antarctica in the 1980s and 1990s; Select Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter J. Beck, Beck Peter J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781138018112
• ISBN: 978-1-138-01811-2
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Antarctica, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Relations, Political structure & processes, Political structure and processes, Public international law: territory and statehood, International law of territory & statehood