| Antarctica and the Humanities 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Peder, Roberts (Editor), Van Der Watt, Lize-Marié (Editor), Howkins, Adrian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1137545747 ISBN-13: 9781137545749 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - History | Historiography - Science | History |
| Dewey: 509 |
| LCCN: 2017304533 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.07" W x 8.65" (1.19 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The continent for science is also a continent for the humanities. Despite having no indigenous human population, Antarctica has been imagined in powerful, innovative, and sometimes disturbing ways that reflect politics and culture much further north. Antarctica has become an important source of data for natural scientists working to understand global climate change. As this book shows, the tools of literary studies, history, archaeology, and more, can likewise produce important insights into the nature of the modern world and humanity more broadly. |