Download or read book Life of Permafrost written by Pey-Yi Chu and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple, contested meanings of permafrost as a scientific idea and environmental phenomenon.