Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
1. Visions. Oracles and prophets : rethinking the North ; Through a glass darkly : the Soviet Arctic. -- pt. 2. Power. Northern designs : the making of the American Arctic ; Scramble : dividing the Arctic ; Parade ground : war and peace in the North. -- pt. 3. Nature. Signs : nature's front line ; Consequences : reworking geography. -- pt. 4. Riches. The (slow) rush for northern resources ; Russia's Arctic dilemma ; End of empire in Alaska ; Balance : Norway and the Arctic model. -- pt. 5. Freedom. Greenland's search for independence ; Selling Iceland : the grand illusion.