A Few Acres of Ice : Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic /
Martin-Nielsen, Janet, 1982-
A Few Acres of Ice : Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic / Janet Martin-Nielsen. - 1 online resource (276 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
The French Antarctic: Terre Adelie -- "All that is required is to discover It" -- An unexpected territory -- Apathy and neglect -- Formalizing sovereignty -- Science and presence -- Growing maturity -- Crisis and choices -- Environmental authority -- An uncertain future -- An Antarctic power malgre soi.
Open Access
"An in-depth study of France's relationship with the Antarctic, focusing on France's Antarctic territory, Terre Adelie, from the sixteenth century to the present-day, and describing challenges that bring together environmental concerns in the polar regions with the geopolitical realities of the twenty-first century"--
9781501772122
Geopolitics.
Ecology.
Discoveries in geography--French.
Geopolitics--Antarctica--Adelie Coast.
Antarctica--Adelie Coast.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--History.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--Environmental conditions.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--Discovery and exploration--French.
History.
Electronic books.
A Few Acres of Ice : Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic / Janet Martin-Nielsen. - 1 online resource (276 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
The French Antarctic: Terre Adelie -- "All that is required is to discover It" -- An unexpected territory -- Apathy and neglect -- Formalizing sovereignty -- Science and presence -- Growing maturity -- Crisis and choices -- Environmental authority -- An uncertain future -- An Antarctic power malgre soi.
Open Access
"An in-depth study of France's relationship with the Antarctic, focusing on France's Antarctic territory, Terre Adelie, from the sixteenth century to the present-day, and describing challenges that bring together environmental concerns in the polar regions with the geopolitical realities of the twenty-first century"--
9781501772122
Geopolitics.
Ecology.
Discoveries in geography--French.
Geopolitics--Antarctica--Adelie Coast.
Antarctica--Adelie Coast.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--History.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--Environmental conditions.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica)--Discovery and exploration--French.
History.
Electronic books.