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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.
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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