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12 - Geography, Anthropology, and Arctic Knowledge-Making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2023

By
Richard C. Powell
Edited by
Adrian Howkins  and
Peder Roberts
Adrian Howkins
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Peder Roberts
Affiliation:
University of Stavanger
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Summary

The Arctic is a region that has been understood very much through its environment. Issues of nature and environment have been central themes investigated by both anthropologists and geographers. Much canonical work by geographers and anthropologists has focused on investigating environmental and cultural interactions, using concepts such as landscape, site, or place. The academic disciplines of geography and anthropology have therefore contributed to the process of making Arctics. This chapter examines these contentions.

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ArctichistorycultureanthropologygeographyexplorationIndigenousInuitsocial sciences
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The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions , pp. 279 - 301
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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