Circumpolar North - A Political and Economic Geography of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic

First Published in 1978, The Circumpolar North is designed for anyone with a more than superficial interest in the northern regions of our planet, geographical, economic, social, or political. The authors are experts in their own areas and have provided regional chapters on each of the land and ocean areas.

List of contents

List of maps List of tables Glossary of terms Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction 2. Northern USSR: the north in a socialist economy 3. Canada: the slow retreat of 'the north' 4. Alaska: the evolution of a northern polity 5. Greenland: the transformation of a colony 6. The north of the Old World: lands of the northeast Atlantic 7. The circumpolar oceans: international conflict and co-operation 8. The circumpolar north in world affairs Appendices Further reading Index

About the author

Terence Armstrong, George Rogers and Graham Rowley

Product details

• Authors: Terence Rogers Armstrong, Armstrong Terence, Rogers George, Graham Rowley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032453712
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245371-2
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Business & Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Economic Geography, Political Geography, Physical geography & topography, Arctic regions, Physical geography and topography, Climatic regions, Subarctic region / zone