Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920
Ben Maddison
Between 1750 and 1920 over 15,000 people visited Antarctica. Despite such a large number the historiography has ignored all but a few celebrated explorers. Maddison presents a study of Antarctic exploration, telling the story of these forgotten facilitators, he argues that Antarctic exploration can be seen as an offshoot of European colonialism.
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Anno:
2014
Casa editrice:
Routledge
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
272
ISBN 10:
1848934181
ISBN 13:
9781848934184
Collana:
Empires in Perspective
File:
PDF, 1.62 MB
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english, 2014