Arctic Politics: Conflict and Cooperation in the Circumpolar North (Arctic Visions Series)
In this new entry in the University Press of New England's "Arctic Visions" series, Young, co-editor of the series and director of the Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth College, discusses the international political, economic, and environmental issues affecting the Arctic, or Circumpolar North. While his research has focused on Alaska, he does well in including the Arctic Eight (the United States, Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia). His section on Community Studies covers native interests and interactions and is important for understanding the Regional Studies section, which focuses on national concerns with chapters on animal rights, oil, and shipping. In the International Studies section, Young covers broad interests in the military, the environment, development, and effects on the Arctic from outside. Young argues well for considering the Far North to be of world interest. Important for area studies in research and academic libraries.- Jean E. Crampon, Hancock Biology & Oceanography Lib., Univ. of Southern California, Los AngelesCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.