The Scramble for the Poles: The Geopolitics of the Arctic and Antarctic

by Mark Nuttall and Klaus Dodds

Book Overview

In August 2007 a Russian flag was planted under the North Pole during a scientific expedition triggering speculation about a new scramble for resources beneath the thawing ice. But is there really a global grab for Polar territory and resources? Or are these activities vastly exaggerated? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Klaus Dodds and Mark Nuttall look behind the headlines and hyperbole to reveal a complex picture of the so-called scramble for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074565245X
• ISBN13: 9780745652450
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"