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

Warren, Michael (2016) Book review: The Polar regions: an environmental history by Adrian Howkins. LSE Review of Books (09 May 2016). Website.

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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.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2016 LSE Review of Books
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2016 10:05
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 00:29
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66844

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