Antarctica Geopolitics and Resources Reprint Edition  (English, Hardcover, Ishwar Chandra Sharma)

The main aim fo writing this book is to highlight the resource system and geopolitics of the eternally white continent-Antractica. The Garhwal University has awarded a Doctoral Degree to the author for his study.
The author has made all possible efforts to justify the aim by mentioning the historical backgound of its discovery and etailed information of all the "Indian Scientific Expeditions" which have been to Antractica so far. The geology, development of resources and geoplitics of Antarctica have been discussed in depth.
The book will prove very useful to students and scholars of Historical Geography and Political Geography, particularly from the universities, and to readers interested in the study of Antractica and its Economic resources. This is a pioneering study of an area which is largely a hazy concept in the mind of the average man.
About Author :
Dr. I.C. Sharma is an experienced and distinguished scholar in the field of Antarctic Studies. he obtained his Master's Degree in Geography from Aligarh Muslim University in 1960 and was recently awarded a Doctoral degree. he underwent the Pre-Antarctic Acclimatisation Course at Sonemarg and Machhoi Acclimatisation Course at Sonemargh and Machhoi glacier under the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg in 1984.
Dr. Sharma is a lfie member of India Science Congress and Indian Council of Geographers. A well researched study of his which drew wide attention was entitled Social Forestry in the Pidar Valley which appeared in the Indian Journal of Forestry in June 1983, a journal of international repute.
Having gained over 31 years of teaching experience as a lecturer at N.A.S. College,Meerut and Head of the Faculty of Geography, Military School, Belgaum, Dr. Sharma is presently Head of the Geography Department at Amy Cadet College Wing of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Contents :
Acknowledgement
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Plates
Introduction
Physical Landscpae and Climate
The Evolution and Distribution of Antarctica and its Fringing Islands
Distribution and Economic Structure of Land and Submarine Resources
International Trade and its Impact on Commerce
Geopolitical Apprasal of Antarctica and its Fringing Islands
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index