Adrian Howkins: 2 books
Frozen Empires
An Environmental History of the Antarctic Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Perpetually covered in ice and snow, the mountainous Antarctic Peninsula stretches southwardd towards the South Pole where it merges with the largest and coldest mass of ice anywhere on the planet. Yet far from being an otherworldly "Pole Apart," the region has the most contested political history...
The Polar Regions
An Environmental History
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection....