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9780874516067

Arctic Politics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780874516067

  • ISBN10:

    0874516064

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-11-01
  • Publisher: Dartmouth College
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Summary

Thoughtful essays establishing the Arctic as a distinctive region of international political, socioeconomic, and environmental importance.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Arctic Politics: Setting the Stagep. 1
Community Studies
Prologuep. 33
Internal Colonialism or Self-Sufficiency? Problems and Prospects in the Circumpolar Northp. 36
The Mixed Economies of Village Alaska: Crisis and Responsep. 56
The Politics of Pathology: The Problem of Health in Village Alaskap. 73
Hunter/Gatherers in Advanced Industrial Societies: Determinants of Cultural Survivalp. 85
Regional Studies
Prologuep. 101
Arctic Resource Conflicts: Sources and Solutionsp. 104
The Politics of Animal Rights: Preservationists versus Consumptive Users in the Circumpolar Northp. 126
The Petrodollar Trap: Oil Revenues and the Political Economy of Alaskap. 142
Arctic Shipping: A Tale of Two Passagesp. 159
International Studies
Prologuep. 175
The Arctic in World Affairsp. 179
The Militarization of the Arctic: Political Consequences and Prospects for Arms Controlp. 190
Sustainable Development in the Arctic: The International Dimensionsp. 214
The Arctic: Distinctive Region or Policy Periphery?p. 229
Notesp. 249
Indexp. 277
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