A Few Acres of Ice : : Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic / / Janet Martin-Nielsen.
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 foc...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (276 p.) :; 6 b&w halftones, 11 color halftones, 3 maps |
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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 Adeìlie, 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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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501772122 9783110751833 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783111319131 9783111318189 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Janet Martin-Nielsen. |