Eismitte in the Scientific Imagination - Knowledge and Politics At the Center of Greenland

Zusatztext to come Informationen zum Autor Janet Martin-Nielsen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Aarhus University's Centre for Science Studies, Denmark. She has a PhD from the University of Toronto's Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Canada. Her work has appeared in Annals of Science, the Journal of Historical Geography, History of the Human Sciences, and the Journal for the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Klappentext Since the 18th century, Greenland's geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically rich locations in the Arctic. Tracing its history from European contact through the Cold War, this study shows how Eismitte was the setting for scientific knowledge production as well as diplomatic maneuvering. Zusammenfassung Since the 18th century! Greenland's geometric center! Eismitte! has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically rich locations in the Arctic. Tracing its history from European contact through the Cold War! this study shows how Eismitte was the setting for scientific knowledge production as well as diplomatic maneuvering. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Edge of the World, the End of the World 1. A Land Apart 2. Taming the Ice Sheet 3. The Longest Trek 4. It Has Completely Changed Epilogue: A Conspicuous Absence

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• Authors: J Martin-Nielsen, J. Martin-Nielsen, Janet Martin-Nielsen, Janet Martin-Nielsen Martin-Nielsen
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2013
• EAN: 9781349479412
• ISBN: 978-1-349-47941-2
• No. of pages: 235
• Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology; Palgrave Studies in the Histor; Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, History, Sociology, Society, Society & social sciences, world history, Social Sciences, History of Science, Social Sciences, general, History of the Americas, World History, Global and Transnational History, Palgrave History Collection, America—History, Cold War;history;knowledge;Nation;politics