Competing Arctic Futures: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Wormbs, Nina

ISBN 10: 3319916165 / ISBN 13: 9783319916163

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY, 2018

281 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 031486

Synopsis:

This edited collection explores how narratives about the future of the Arctic have been produced historically up until the present day. The contemporary deterministic and monolithic narrative is shown to be only one of several possible ways forward. This book problematizes the dominant prediction that there will be increased shipping and resource extraction as the ice melts and shows how this seemingly inevitable future has consequences for the action that can be taken in the present. This collection looks to historical projections about the future of the Arctic, evaluating why some voices have been heard and championed, while others remain marginalised. It questions how these historical perspectives have shaped resource allocation and governance structures to understand the forces behind change in the Arctic region. Considering the history of individuals and institutions, their political and economic networks and their perceived power, the essays in this collection offer newperspectives on how the future of the Arctic has been produced and communicated.

About the Author:

Nina Wormbs is Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. She has worked on media history and recently on environmental history and climate change. She co-edited, with Christensen and Nilsson, Media and the Politics of Arctic Climate Change and contributed to the edited collection The New Arctic.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Competing Arctic Futures: Historical and ...
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine to Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Published Without Dust Jacket