In the empire of ice
Subtitle: encounters in a changing landscape
By: Gretel Ehrlich
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781426205743; 9781426206054
Other titles: Empire of ice
Description: Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: The ice never sleeps : the Bering Strait, Alaska; title: Living with reindeer : the Komi of northwestern Russia; title: In a dark land : Nunavut, Arctic Canada; title: The end of ice : Greenland.