The European Antarctic

The European Antarctic
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : 9780230337909
ISBN-13 : 0230337902
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Book Synopsis The European Antarctic by : P. Roberts

Download or read book The European Antarctic written by P. Roberts and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first transnational study of British, Norwegian, and Swedish engagement with the Antarctic. Rather than charting how Europeans unveiled the Antarctic, it uses the history of Antarctic activity as a window into the political and cultural worlds of twentieth-century Britain and Scandinavia.


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