Age of the Arctic - Hot Conflicts and Cold Realities

Zusammenfassung Negotiations to create an International Arctic Science Committee have increased public awareness of issues involving the Arctic. This book provides a timely review of the situation from a social! political and human standpoint and provides an in-depth study of contemporary global controversies involving the Arctic. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I. The Setting: 1. Arctic dreams, Arctic realities; Part II. Players and Interests: 2. The Arctic strategic arena: security interests; 3. The Arctic economic frontier: industrial interests; 4. Arctic homelands: native interests; 5. Arctic ecosystems: environmental interests; Part III. Handling Arctic Conflicts: 6. Arctic issues, Arctic conflicts; 7. Private initiatives: Arctic problem solving; 8. Public initiatives: the United States in the age of the Arctic; 9. International initiatives: building Arctic regimes; Notes to Part 3; Epilogue; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gail Osherenko, Gail (Dartmouth College Osherenko, Gail Young Osherenko, Osherenko Gail, Oran R. Young, Young Oran R.
• Collaboration: L. C. Bliss (Editeur)
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 08.06.2005
• EAN: 9780521619714
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61971-4
• Pages: 336
• Thèmes: Studies in Polar Research; Studies in Polar Research
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Politique, société, économie > Politique; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; HISTORY / Military / General, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence