| Contesting the Arctic: Politics and Imaginaries in the Circumpolar North Contributor(s): Steinberg, Philip E. (Author), Tasch, Jeremy (Author), Gerhardt, Hannes (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780761481 ISBN-13: 9781780761480 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Polar Regions - Political Science | Geopolitics - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 320.120 |
| Series: International Library of Human Geography |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.45 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As climate change makes the Arctic a region of key political interest, so questions of sovereignty are once more drawing international attention. The promise of new sources of mineral wealth and energy, and of new transportation routes, has seen countries expand their sovereignty claims. Increasingly, interested parties from both within and beyond the region, including states, indigenous groups, corporate organizations, and NGOs and are pursuing their visions for the Arctic. What form of political organization should prevail? Contesting the Arctic provides a map of potential governance options for the Arctic and addresses and evaluates the ways in which Arctic stakeholders throughout the region are seeking to pursue them. |