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Title:
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In the empire of ice : encounters in a changing landscape
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Authors:
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Gretel Ehrlich, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : National Geographic Society, 2010
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-4262-0574-3
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Format:
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319 p. / map / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-311) and index.
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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G608
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Subjects:
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Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
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Climatic changes--Arctic regions
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Global warming
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Nature--Effect of human beings on
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Description:
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Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.
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Contents note:
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The ice never sleeps : the Bering Strait, Alaska -- Living with reindeer : the Komi of northwestern Russia -- In a dark land : Nunavut, Arctic Canada -- The end of ice : Greenland.
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Format :
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In print
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