The conquest of the Russian Arctic / Paul R. Josephson.

Author/creator Josephson, Paul R.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Descriptionviii, 441 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Natural resources--Arctic regions. --History.
Environmental degradation--Arctic regions. --History.
Indigenous peoples--Arctic regions. --History.
Political persecution--Arctic regions. --History.
Arctic regions--Politics and government.
Arctic regions--Strategic aspects.
Soviet Union--Territorial expansion.
Soviet Union--Relations. --Arctic regions.
Arctic regions--Relations. --Soviet Union.
Arctic regions--Environmental conditions.

Contents Charting the Arctic landscape -- Neither cod nor coal -- The role of the gulag in Arctic conquest -- The Arctic sciences of places and people -- The nickel that broke the reindeer's back -- Transformation of taiga and tundra -- Rediscovering the Arctic.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013046803
ISBN9780674728905
ISBN0674728904