The Hot Arctic

Stock Code:
BAB8891
Price:
$10.00

Description

The Hot Arctic by John Dyson. 'John Dyson sees the whole Arctic as one unit and has written a thorough and analytical portrait of High Arctic territories ranging from America Alaska in the west, right the way across Northern Canada to Greenland in the east. The reader is frequently brought up sharply by the shock of facts. The Eskimos, for instance, have moved from Stone Age ways to modern society - with its advantages and horrors - in less than a quarter of a century. Hunting and killing seals and whales and fishing constituted a way of life that has been replaced by high velocity weapons, motorised sledge transport, television, junk food and beer. Why the Hot Arctic? Heat, not cold, kills Arctic animals; the Arctic feels hot because the cold burns like a blowtorch:houses are overheated; and it is 'hot' in the sense it is jammed with sensitive and sophisticated military equipment on the one hand and packed with oil and other mineral wealth on the other.' Ex Library book with usual stamps and removed labels. Dust jacket has been rubbed along spine and has tape remains. Book is rubbed along bottom edges and spine. Last page has been clipped on top edge and whiteout on back inside cover.

Details

  • Author:
    Dyson, John
  • Book Condition:
    Ex-Library- Good Minus
  • Publisher:
    Heinemann London
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Fair
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    Y4
  • ISBN:
    0434219606
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    290
  • Publish Date:
    1979
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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