Mark Nuttall is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Torben R. Christensen is Professor of Arctic Biogeochemistry at Aarhus University, Denmark. Martin J. Siegert is Professor of Geosciences, Imperial College London, UK.

"The volume has a wealth of information on both polar regions, with topics from detailed science to history and the humanities - a wide-ranging and well-balanced compilation." - Professor Julian Dowdeswell, Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

• List of figures List of tables List of Contributors Introduction: Locating the Polar Regions – Mark Nuttall, Torben R. Christensen and Martin J. Siegert Part One: Circumpolar Worlds Part Two: Polar Environments Part Three: Polar Politics and Resource Futures Part Four: Polar Scientific Frontiers

Mark Nuttall is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Torben R. Christensen is Professor of Arctic Biogeochemistry at Aarhus University, Denmark. Martin J. Siegert is Professor of Geosciences, Imperial College London, UK.

"The volume has a wealth of information on both polar regions, with topics from detailed science to history and the humanities - a wide-ranging and well-balanced compilation." - Professor Julian Dowdeswell, Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

• List of figures List of tables List of Contributors Introduction: Locating the Polar Regions – Mark Nuttall, Torben R. Christensen and Martin J. Siegert Part One: Circumpolar Worlds Part Two: Polar Environments Part Three: Polar Politics and Resource Futures Part Four: Polar Scientific Frontiers

Mark Nuttall is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair of Anthropology at the University of Alberta, Canada. Torben R. Christensen is Professor of Arctic Biogeochemistry at Aarhus University, Denmark. Martin J. Siegert is Professor of Geosciences, Imperial College London, UK.

"The volume has a wealth of information on both polar regions, with topics from detailed science to history and the humanities - a wide-ranging and well-balanced compilation." - Professor Julian Dowdeswell, Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK

• List of figures List of tables List of Contributors Introduction: Locating the Polar Regions – Mark Nuttall, Torben R. Christensen and Martin J. Siegert Part One: Circumpolar Worlds Part Two: Polar Environments Part Three: Polar Politics and Resource Futures Part Four: Polar Scientific Frontiers