Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood: Permafrost and Extinction in the Russian Arctic [Reprint ed.] 1517911826, 9781517911829

Earth, Ice, Bone, Blood: Permafrost and Extinction in the Russian Arctic [Reprint ed.] 1517911826, 9781517911829

Exploring one of the greatest potential contributors to climate change—thawing permafrost—and the anxiety of extinction

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The Life of Permafrost: A History of Frozen Earth in Russian and Soviet Science 9781487514242

By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple

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The Life of Permafrost: A History of Frozen Earth in Russian and Soviet Science 1487501935, 9781487501938

In the Anthropocene, the thawing of frozen earth due to global warming has drawn worldwide attention to permafrost. Cont

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Arctic Archives: Ice, Memory and Entropy 9783839446560

This pioneering volume explores the Arctic as an important and highly endangered archive of knowledge about natural as w

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Against the Ice The Classic Arctic Survival Story. 9781586423353, 1586423355

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Living and Working With Snow, Ice and Seasons in the Modern Arctic: Everyday Perspectives (Arctic Encounters) 3031364449, 9783031364440

This book describes everyday practices of life in changing Arctic winter conditions. The authors explore the contemporar

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The Conquest of the Russian Arctic 9780674419827

Spanning nine time zones, the Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. Paul Josephson describe

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Diplomacy on Ice: Energy and the Environment in the Arctic and Antarctic 9780300210385

As the race for resources in distant parts of the planet gathers momentum, most discussion has centered on the potential

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Diplomacy on ice: energy and the environment in the Arctic and Antarctic 9780300205169, 0300205163

A new focus on international diplomacy and cooperation as the race for polar resources escalates As the race for resour

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Films on Ice: Cinemas of the Arctic 9780748694174, 9780748694181

A comprehensive study of films made in and about one of the world's most breathtaking landscapes †“ the Arctic The

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