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BL
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1005000
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b759370
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| Main Entry
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Howard, Roger,1966-
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| Title & Author
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The Arctic gold rush : : the new race for tomorrow's natural resources /\ Roger Howard.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York, NY :: Continuum,, 2009.
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, ©2009
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1 online resource (xii, 259 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1441102167
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: 9781441102164
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1441181105
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9781441181107
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-250) and index.
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| Contents
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The setting. A looming resource war? ; The Arctic thaw ; The great explorers -- The issues. Who owns the Arctic? ; Black gold ; the Arctic's other resources ; Sea lanes and strategy ; The environmental challenge -- The contestants. Russia and the Arctic ; America's Arctic destiny? ; The Canadians look north ; Some other Arctic claims -- Conclusion : the future of the Arctic.
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| Abstract
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On 2 August 2007, a Russian submarine captured world headlines by making a dangerous journey to the bottom of the Arctic seabed and planting a metal, rust-free national flag more than 14,000 feet beneath the North Pole. The aim was to assert Russia's legal sovereignty over a region whose importance had only recently started to become apparent as its melting ice had made, or was expected to make, vast natural resources open to exploitation. The latest estimates are that the region holds around 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and as much as 30% of undiscovered natural gas reserves that would.
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Natural resources-- Political aspects-- Arctic regions.
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Natural resources-- Arctic regions.
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Ausbeutung
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Diplomatic relations.
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Economic history.
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Natural resources-- Political aspects.
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Natural resources.
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Natürliche Ressourcen
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
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Politics and government
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Politik
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Ressourcenpolitik
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Arctic regions, Economic conditions.
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Arctic regions, Foreign relations.
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Arctic regions, Politics and government.
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Arctic Regions.
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Arktis
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| Dewey Classification
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320.998
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| LC Classification
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HC733.5.H69 2009eb
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