A Few Acres of Ice : Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic

A Few Acres of Ice Environment, Sovereignty, and "Grandeur" in the French Antarctic

"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 realit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Martin-Nielsen, Janet, 1982- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press [2023]
Materias:
Discoveries in geography > French.
Ecology.
Antarctica > Adelie Coast.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica) > History.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica) > Environmental conditions.
Adelie Coast (Antarctica) > Discovery and exploration > French.
Terre Adélie, French exploration, Antarctic Treaty System, Madrid Protocol, claimant states, geopolitics of Antarctica, CRAMRA minerals convention.
History.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009849040206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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