Managing the Frozen South: The Creation and Evolution of the Antarctic Treatry System by Peterson, M.J

Berkely CA, University of California Press, 1988, hardcover, xi-283 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Very Good+ in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, name on front endpaper. Dustjacket, slight edge bumps, light rubs, in new Brodart sleeve. The continent of Antarctica has posed both political and environmental challeges to the world, and the treaty system that has developed over the last decades reveals much about the historical relationships between the various interested parties and provides guidance for predicting what might lie in the future. Illustrated with 2 comparative figures, 4 statistical tables and 3 maps. Appended; Notes, Works Cited, and Index.