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Greenland's future development: a historical and political perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Jørgen Taagholt
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Throughout their history Greenlanders have struggled not against invaders but against a hard and merciless environment. This intimate association with the environment is reflected in a well-developed descriptive language, richer in many respects than Danish. But Greenlanders have a less developed capacity for abstract thought and as a result they find discussion of such national problems as security far removed from the daily debate. In diis article Greenland's development is traced and her strategic position in the North Atlantic is discussed in terms of national interests and international cooperation.

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Polar Record , Volume 21 , Issue 130 , January 1982 , pp. 23 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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