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  • The Circumpolar North

    A Political and Economic Geography of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First Published in 1978, The Circumpolar North is designed for anyone with a more than superficial interest in the northern regions of our planet, geographical, economic, social, or political. The primary importance of North today is as a source of raw materials, as a world crossroads, and as a touchstone of the way nations behave towards their minority groups. Strategic considerations have led to ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Cold Comfort, Second Edition

    My Love Affair with the Arctic

    de Graham Rowley ...
    Series Libro 13 - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
    In 1936 Graham Rowley went to the still-unexplored west coast of Baffin Island as the archaeologist for a small British expedition - the last in the Canadian North that depended on traditional techniques. Cold Comfort, his acclaimed memoir of this period, captures the way of life in the North before World War II, including the experience of travelling by dogsled over unexplored land. This new ... Leer más

    $31.49 USD

  • Cold Comfort, Second Edition

    My Love Affair with the Arctic

    de Graham Rowley ...
    Series Libro 13 - McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
    In 1936 Graham Rowley went to the still-unexplored west coast of Baffin Island as the archaeologist for a small British expedition - the last in the Canadian North that depended on traditional techniques. Cold Comfort, his acclaimed memoir of this period, captures the way of life in the North before World War II, including the experience of travelling by dogsled over unexplored land. This new ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of South-East Asia

    Edición de Peter Church ...
    The success of the first four editions shows that this book fills a vacuum for readers who wish to learn about the countries of South-East Asia. Recent years have seen a number of important developments all of which are covered here. With the global climate becoming more uncertain and the threat of terrorism spilling over, this book will aid readers' knowledge of this region by addressing its ... Leer más

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  • The South China Sea

    The Struggle for Power in Asia

    de Bill Hayton ...
    China’s rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing’s back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among superpowers grows ever more likely. This important book is the first to make clear sense of the South Sea disputes. Bill Hayton, a journalist with extensive ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • The Mekong

    Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

    A "remarkable" history of the great river of Southeast Asia ( Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain).The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the ... Leer más

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  • Alaska

    Saga of a Bold Land

    This panoramic chronicle of Alaska captures the grandeur of its geography, history, and many larger-than-life personalities: "Just plain terrific" (Bradford Washburn).The history of Alaska is filled with stories of new land and new riches—and ever present are new people with competing views on how these valuable resources should be used. Here are the stories of Russians exploiting a fur empire; ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of Laos

    The land in between

    de Grant Evans ...
    Laos, perhaps the least known country in mainland Southeast Asia, stands at the region's crossroads. This small 'land in between' is surrounded by China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma-countries that, in pre-modern times, provided Lao kings with a field for territorial expansion. But more often, Laos has been a bridge between these powerful neighbours, and an arena in which they and their ... Leer más

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  • Polar Imperative

    A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America

    Based on Shelagh Grant’s groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent’s polar regions. This engaging, timely history examines:the unfolding implications of major climate changesthe impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoplesthe ... Leer más

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  • Fools Rule

    Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change

    This eloquent, rage-inciting polemic about the global failure to deal with climate change will appeal to readers of Tim Flannery, George Monbiot and Bill McKibben - and anyone concerned with the economic and environmental future of our planet.Kyoto, 1997. Montreal, 2005. Copenhagen, 2009. Cancun, 2010. In Fools Rule, Marsden illustrates how inefficient and short-sighted political negotiations have ... Leer más

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  • On Borrowed Time

    Finalist, 2021 Balsillie Prize for Public PolicyThe Big One and what we can do to get ready for it.Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a zone that can produce the world’s biggest earthquakes and tsunamis. In the eastern part of the continent, small cities ... Leer más

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  • Mekong

    The Mekong is one of the world's great rivers, and by far the largest in Southeast Asia. Flowing through or beside no less than six countries - China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam - the Mekong River has a rich and often turbulent history and has played a vital, if changing, role in the politics and economies of these countries.; The Mekong is one of the world's great rivers, and by ... Leer más

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