Publisher's Synopsis
The book begins by painting the landscape of the Arctic in both its economic and environmental periphery. The environmental problems in the Arctic reinforce the fact that it is integrated into the world global system, but modernization destroys its traditional cultures. The book seeks to explore alternatives to this destruction by developing the traditional cultures and decentralizing the economic and political systems. The authors also argue that autonomy for the small Arctic nations is a prerequisite for sustainable development. - -
