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Arctic politics : conflict and cooperation in the circumpolar North / Oran R. Young.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Young, Oran R., author.
- Series:
- Arctic visions.
- Arctic visions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural resources--Arctic regions.
- Natural resources.
- Arctic regions--Economic conditions.
- Arctic regions.
- Arctic regions--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (314 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover : University Press of New England [for] Dartmouth College, [1992]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Thoughtful essays establishing the Arctic as a distinctive region of international political, socioeconomic, and environmental importance.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction Arctic Politics: Setting the Stage; PART ONE Community Studies; Prologue; Chapter 1: Internal Colonialism or Self-Sufficiency? Problems and Prospects in the Circumpolar North; Chapter 2: The Mixed Economies of Village Alaska: Crisis and Response; Chapter 3: The Politics of Pathology: The Problem of Health in Village Alaska; Chapter 4: Hunter/Gatherers in Advanced Industrial Societies: Determinants of Cultural Survival; PART TWO Regional Studies; Prologue
- Chapter 5: Arctic Resource Conflicts: Sources and SolutionsChapter 6: The Politics of Animal Rights: Preservationists versus Consumptive Users in the Circumpolar North; Chapter 7: The Petrodollar Trap: Oil Revenues and the Political Economy of Alaska; Chapter 8: Arctic Shipping:A Tale of Two Passages; PART THREE International Studies; Prologue; Chapter 9: The Arctic in World Affairs; Chapter 10: The Militarization of the Arctic: Political Consequences and Prospects for Arms Control; Chapter 11: Sustainable Development in the Arctic: The International Dimensions
- Chapter 12: The Arctic: Distinctive Region or Policy PeripheryNotes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-276) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61168-126-X
- 0-585-24710-2
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