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The spectral Arctic : a history of dreams and ghosts in polar exploration / / Shane McCorristine
| The spectral Arctic : a history of dreams and ghosts in polar exploration / / Shane McCorristine |
| Autore | McCorristine Shane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : UCL Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 919.8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction Arctic dreams -- 1 -- Otherworldly quests for a Northwest Passage -- 19 -- Shamanism reveries wandering -- 52 -- 3 Mesmerism clairvoyance and the search for the lost Franklin expedition -- 79 -- The Franklin mystery renewed -- 139 -- Women in Arctic discourses -- 170 -- 6 The spectral place of the Franklin expedition in contemporary culture -- 201 -- Afterword The discoveries of the Erebus and Terror -- 227 -- Notes -- 234 -- Bibliography -- 241 -- Index -- 261 -- BackCover -- 267 -- Copyright. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910682515803321 |
McCorristine Shane
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| London : , : UCL Press, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Spectral Arctic : A History of dreams and ghosts in polar exploration
| The Spectral Arctic : A History of dreams and ghosts in polar exploration |
| Autore | McCorristine Shane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | UCL Press, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 001.94 |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Social & cultural history Oral history Maritime history Folklore, myths & legends Anthropology Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography Regional & national history History of the Americas History of other lands History: earliest times to present day Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 History: specific events & topics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arctic exploration
spectral arctic dreams ghosts Clairvoyance Franklin's lost expedition Inuit Jane Franklin |
| ISBN | 1-78735-248-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Spectral Arctic |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910836796503321 |
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McCorristine Shane
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| UCL Press, 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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