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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136237003321

Autore

Howkins Adrian

Titolo

Frozen empires : an environmental history of the Antarctic Peninsula / / Adrian Howkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-024916-1

0-19-024917-X

0-19-024915-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Disciplina

998.9

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Antarctica

Antarctica Environmental conditions

Antarctica International status

Antarctica History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An imperial environment -- Environmental nationalism -- An environmental history of decolonization -- Perón's Antarctic dream -- Antarctic détente -- Preserving power.

Sommario/riassunto

'Frozen Empires' is a study of the ways in which imperial powers (American, European, and South American) have used and continue to use the environment and the value of scientific research to support their political claims in the Antarctic Peninsula region. In making a case for imperial continuity, this book offers a new perspective on Antarctic history and on global environmental politics more broadly.