03109nam 2200589 450 991082318120332120180613002837.00-7618-6579-9(CKB)3710000000513454(EBL)4092937(SSID)ssj0001588175(PQKBManifestationID)16272973(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001588175(PQKBWorkID)14871105(PQKB)11377565(MiAaPQ)EBC4092937(EXLCZ)99371000000051345420151211h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNansen explorer and humanitarian /Marit Fosse and John FoxLanham, Maryland :Hamilton Books,2016.©20161 online resource (154 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6578-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Nansen the Explorer; Early Days; The Crossing of Greenland; The Voyage of the Fram; The Dash for the Pole; Norway Finds a Hero; Notes; 2 Nansen the Diplomat; A New Role; A Trip to Russia and the USA; Nansen and the League of Nations; The Sequel to the War; Setting Up the League of Nations; Sowing the Seeds of Future Problems; Notes; 3 The Prisoners-of-War in Siberia; Getting to Grips with the Problem; Nansen as High Commissioner; Nansen Accepts; Getting the Prisoners Home; Where Were the Prisoners Located?; Financial Matters; Progress at Last; NansenhilfeSuccessWho Gets the Credit?; Notes; 4 The Russian Revolution and Its Aftermath; Discontent in Russia; Famine in Russia; The Search for Funds; The League Fails to Act; Lessons Learned; Once More, Nansen Intervenes; Work Begins on the Refugee Crisis; How Many Refugees?; Notes; 5 Massacres and Treaties in Asia Minor; The Treaty of Sèvres; The Establishment of the Mandates System; Kurdistan, Iraq, Palestine, and Syria; The Fate of the Armenians; Resettling the Armenians; The Commission of Inquiry; Nansen and the Armenians; Notes; 6 Trouble in Asia Minor; The Greeks of Smyrna; An Idea Is BornNansen Goes to ConstantinopleAn Exchange Is Agreed; The Lausanne Conference; Notes; 7 The Nansen Passport; The Origins; Refining the Model; Employment for Refugees; The Nansen Passport in Practice; The Nobel Peace Laureate; Notes; 8 Nansen's Heritage; Chronology; Bibliography; IndexExplorersNorwayBiographyArctic regionsDiscovery and explorationBiographyArctic RegionsfastAsiaArmeniafastNorwayfastBiographies.fastBiography.fastBiographies.lcgftExplorers910.9481Fosse Marit1628260Fox JohnMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823181203321Nansen3965279UNINA