{"product_id":"a-few-acres-of-ice-janet-martin-nielsen-9781501772092","title":"A Few Acres of Ice: Environment, Sovereignty, and Grandeur in the French Antarctic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Few Acres of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an in-depth study of France's complex relationship with the Antarctic, from the search for Terra Australis by French navigators in the sixteenth century to France's role today as one of seven states laying claim to part of the white continent\u003c\/b\u003e. Janet Martin-Nielsen focuses on environment, sovereignty, and science to reveal not only the political, commercial, and religious challenges of exploration but also the interaction between environmental concerns in polar regions and the geopolitical realities of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin-Nielsen details how France has worked (and at times not worked) to perform sovereignty in Terre Ad駘ie, from the territory's integration into France's colonial empire to France's integral role in making the environment matter in Antarctic politics. As a result, \u003ci\u003eA Few Acres of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on how Terre Ade?ie has altered human perceptions and been constructed by human agency since (and even before) its discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Martin-Nielsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501772090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501772092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Janet Martin-Nielsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44201829171455,"sku":"9781501772092","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9f9e19a-e070-4ead-9a6c-276171398aed.jpg?v=1691491658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-few-acres-of-ice-janet-martin-nielsen-9781501772092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}