The Nature of Soviet Power - An Arctic Environmental History (Hardcover)

During the twentieth century, the Soviet Union turned the Kola Peninsula in the northwest corner of the country into one of the most populated, industrialized, militarized, and polluted parts of the Arctic. This transformation suggests, above all, that environmental relations fundamentally shaped the Soviet experience. Interactions with the natural world both enabled industrial livelihoods and curtailed socialist promises. Nature itself was a participant in the communist project. Taking a long-term comparative perspective, The Nature of Soviet Power sees Soviet environmental history as part of the global pursuit for unending economic growth among modern states. This in-depth exploration of railroad construction, the mining and processing of phosphorus-rich apatite, reindeer herding, nickel and copper smelting, and energy production in the region examines Soviet cultural perceptions of nature, plans for development, lived experiences, and modifications to the physical world. While Soviet power remade nature, nature also remade Soviet power.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Environment and History
Release date:	April 2016
Authors:	Andy Bruno
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	305
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-14471-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Promotions
LSN:	1-107-14471-X
Barcode:	9781107144712

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