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Autore: | Fosse Marit |
Titolo: | Nansen : explorer and humanitarian / / Marit Fosse and John Fox |
Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2016 |
©2016 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (154 p.) |
Disciplina: | 910.9481 |
Soggetto topico: | Explorers - Norway |
Soggetto geografico: | Arctic regions Discovery and exploration Biography |
Arctic Regions | |
Asia Armenia | |
Norway | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Biographies. |
Biography | |
Persona (resp. second.): | FoxJohn |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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; Nansenhilfe |
SuccessWho 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 Born | |
Nansen 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; Index | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Nansen |
ISBN: | 0-7618-6579-9 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910797755403321 |
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