A Few Acres of Ice Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic
A Few Acres of Ice is an in-depth study of France's complex relationship with the Antarctic, from the search for Terra Australis by French navigators in the sixteenth century to France's role today as one of seven states laying claim to part of the white continent . Janet Martin-Nielsen fo...
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Format | eBook |
Language | English |
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Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2023
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Edition | 1 |
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Summary: | A Few Acres of Ice is an
in-depth study of France's complex relationship with the Antarctic,
from the search for Terra Australis by French navigators in the
sixteenth century to France's role today as one of seven states
laying claim to part of the white continent . Janet
Martin-Nielsen focuses on environment, sovereignty, and science to
reveal not only the political, commercial, and religious challenges
of exploration but also the interaction between environmental
concerns in polar regions and the geopolitical realities of the
twenty-first century.
Martin-Nielsen details how France has worked (and at times not
worked) to perform sovereignty in Terre Adélie, from the
territory's integration into France's colonial empire to France's
integral role in making the environment matter in Antarctic
politics. As a result, A Few Acres of Ice sheds light on
how Terre Adeìlie has altered human perceptions and been
constructed by human agency since (and even before) its
discovery. |
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ISBN: | 9781501772092 1501772090 9781501772122 1501772104 9781501772115 1501772112 9781501772108 1501772120 |