Antarctica as Cultural Critique

Antarctica as Cultural Critique
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9781137014436
ISBN-13 : 1137014431
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Book Synopsis Antarctica as Cultural Critique by : E. Glasberg

Download or read book Antarctica as Cultural Critique written by E. Glasberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten' continent now the focus of ecological concern.


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