Antarctica as cultural critique : the gendered politics of scientific exploration and climate change /

Antarctica as Cultural Critique arrives at an auspicious time in history and on earth. Amid the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the European "race" to the last place on earth, Antarctica, a continent of ice and without natives, is finally emerging as a center of global concern. On...

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Main Author: Glasberg, Elena
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan's critical studies in gender, sexuality, and culture.
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