作者: Karen Oslund

Iceland, Greenland, Northern Norway, and the Faroe Islands lie on the edges of Western Europe, in an area long portrayed by travelers as remote and exotic – its nature harsh, its people reclusive. Si …

The essays collected in Cultivating the Colonies demonstrate how the relationship between colonial power and nature revealsthe nature of power. Each essay explores how colonial governments translated …

Since Robert Falcon Scotts expedition to the South Pole in 1910-1912, controversy has raged about the correct interpretation of and explanation for the tragedy. Some writers have drawn a picture of S …

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.   Since Robert Falcon Scott’s expedition to the South Pole in 1910-1912, controversy has raged about the co …