x 209 pages, indexed. On the front cover is a label, firmly stuck on, with RECEPTION written on it; the front end paper has a stamp "Archive Property Pluto Press of Australia"; the pages are tanned. The book as such appears uread. "Outlines the major unresolved issues in the international debate over Antarctica. The author argues that an imaginative application of international law could guarantee its wilderness value. The book also traces the history of the region since first exploration. Appendices reproduce the major treaties."