A Few Acres of Ice: Environment, Sovereignty, and Grandeur in the French Antarctic by Martin-Nielsen, Janet

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...
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A Few Acres of Ice: Environment, Sovereignty, and Grandeur in the French Antarctic by Martin-Nielsen, Janet

A Few Acres of Ice: Environment, Sovereignty, and Grandeur in the French Antarctic

$107.40

A Few Acres of Ice: Environment, Sovereignty, and Grandeur in the French Antarctic

$107.40
Author: Janet Martin-Nielsen
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.



Author: Janet Martin-Nielsen
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 10/15/2023
Pages: 276
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781501772108

About the Author

Janet Martin-Nielsen holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and has worked on Arctic and Antarctic history, diplomacy, and politics for Aarhus University, the University of Stavanger, and KTH Stockholm. She is the author of Eismitte in the Scientific Imagination: Knowledge and Politics at the Center of Greenland.


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