A Few Acres of Ice

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 en...

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Main Author: Martin-Nielsen, Janet
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Published: Cornell University Press 2024
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description 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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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1474712024-11-08T07:06:10Z A Few Acres of Ice Martin-Nielsen, Janet Terre Adélie French exploration Antarctic Treaty System Madrid Protocol claimant states geopolitics of Antarctica CRAMRA minerals convention thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNK Environment, transport and planning law: general::LNKJ Environment law thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSL Geopolitics 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. 2024-11-06T04:21:00Z 2024-11-06T04:21:00Z 2024-11-05T14:57:00Z 2023 book ONIX_20241105_9781501772122_12 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/94187 9781501772122 9781501772115 9781501772092 9781501772108 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/147471 eng open access image/png image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94187/1/9781501772122.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/94187/1/9781501772122.pdf Cornell University Press Cornell University Press 10.1515/9781501772122 10.1515/9781501772122 05937e7b-c222-4680-9580-c09c5ce7a11e 9781501772122 9781501772115 9781501772092 9781501772108 Cornell University Press 276 Ithaca open access
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geopolitics of Antarctica
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Martin-Nielsen, Janet
A Few Acres of Ice
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French exploration
Antarctic Treaty System
Madrid Protocol
claimant states
geopolitics of Antarctica
CRAMRA minerals convention
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CRAMRA minerals convention
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