Book review: The Polar regions: an environmental history by Adrian Howkins

In The Polar Regions: An Environmental History, Adrian Howkins offers a concise but thoughtful history of the changing Polar regions, tracing the similarities, contrasts and contradictions that have shaped the landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctica – both at times viewed as wild and untamed, yet ri...

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Main Author: Warren, Michael
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science 2016
Subjects:
GE Environmental Sciences
GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Arctic
Howkins
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/66844/
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/66844/1/LSE%20RB%20Review%20Adrian%20Howkins,%20The%20Polar%20Regions%20An%20Environmental%20History,%20reviewed%20by%20Michael%20Warren.pdf
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
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Summary:In The Polar Regions: An Environmental History, Adrian Howkins offers a concise but thoughtful history of the changing Polar regions, tracing the similarities, contrasts and contradictions that have shaped the landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctica – both at times viewed as wild and untamed, yet ripe for regular exploration; both subjected to devastating environmental degradation, but also protective measures. This digestible work captures the transforming identities and interconnected destinies of the Poles, and uses history to offer a sense of hope pointedly laced with an admission of human vulnerability, writes Michael Warren.

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