Call number:
AWI P6-12-0058
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: 1 Defining the Antarctic. - 2 Discovering the Antarctic. - 3 Claiming and negotiating the Antarctic. - 4 Governing the Antarctic. - 5 Doing Antarctic science. - 6 Exploiting and protecting the Antarctic.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Antarctic is one the most hostile natural environments in the world. It is an extraordinary physical space, which changes significantly in shape and size with the passing of the seasons. Politically, it is unique as it contains one of the few areas of continental space not claimed by any nation-state. Scientifically, the continental ice sheet has provided us with vital evidence about the Earth's past climate. In this Very Short Introduction, Klaus Dodds provides a modern account of Antarctica, highlighting the main issues facing the continent today. Looking at how the Antarctic has been explored and represented in the last hundred years, Dodds considers the main exploratory and scientific achievements of the region. He explains how processes such as globalization mean that the Antarctic is increasingly involved in a wider circuit of ideas, goods, people, trade, and governance - all of which have an impact on the future of the region.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
xii, 141 S.
Edition:
1st. ed.
ISBN:
9780199697687
Series Statement:
Very short introductions 323
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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