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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gail Osherenko, Gail (Dartmouth College Osherenko, Gail Young Osherenko, Osherenko Gail, Oran R. Young, Young Oran R.
• Con la collaborazione di: L. C. Bliss (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.06.2005
• EAN: 9780521619714
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61971-4
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Studies in Polar Research; Studies in Polar Research
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; HISTORY / Military / General, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence