Cold front : conflict ahead in Arctic waters / David Fairhall.
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نصالناشر:London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2010وصف:xxxi, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
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- 9781848853843 (hbk)
- 184885384X (hbk)
- QC981.8.G56 F35 2010
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QC981.8.G56 F35 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000147801 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QC981.8.G56 F35 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000147800 |
Includes index.
CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Frozen Assets; The Law of the Sea; Cold Warfare; East by North; Short Cuts; Bolsheviks in Cold Waters; Breaking the Ice; North-West Passage; North-East Passage; Across the Top of the World; Meltdown; Possible Outcomes; Northern Poll; A Chronology; Index;
The Arctic: land of ice and the six-month day; irresistible goal for explorers and adventurers; enduring source of romance and mystery - and now also a poignant and unavoidable indicator of the impact of climate change. As the ice cap shrinks, the geography of the entire Arctic region changes: clear shipping channels replace immovable ice and inaccessible oil resources become available. What will be the long-term consequences of these cataclysmic changes - not only environmental but also social and political? How will the lives of the many individuals who depend upon the natural resources of t
