Claiming the ice : Britain and the Antarctic 1900-1950 /

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It is over a hundred years in Antarctic history since the British Government formalised its claim to the Falkland Islands Dependencies, and 75 years since continuous occupation began. This book explains why and how, using the voices of the Ministers, and more particularly their officials, who shaped...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dudeney, John (Autor), Sheail, John (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.
Temas:
Geopolitics > Antarctica.
Géopolitique > Antarctique.
LAW > International.
Diplomatic relations.
Geopolitics.
International law.
Politics and government.
South Georgia (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)
Antarctica > International status.
Antarctica > Politics and government.
Antarctica > Foreign relations.
Antarctica > History.
Great Britain > Foreign relations.
British Antarctic Territory.
Géorgie du Sud (Géorgie du Sud et Sandwich du Sud)
Antarctique > Statut international.
Antarctique > Relations extérieures.
Antarctique > Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures.
Antarctica.
Antarctica > British Antarctic Territory.
Great Britain.
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands > South Georgia.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Illustrative Boxes; Foreword by R.K. Headland; Authors' Preface; Chapter One; 1.1 'The Official Mind'; Chapter Two; 2.1 The further Shackleton and Scott expeditions; 2.2 The Scotia Expedition; 2.3 A bargaining Counter; Chapter Three; 3.1 The beginning at South Georgia; 3.2 Beyond South Georgia; 3.3 The Legal Basis and Administration; 3.4 The Dislocation by War; Chapter Four; 4.1 The Post-war Dependencies Committee; 4.2 The Discovery Committee; 4.3 Pelagic Whaling; 4.4 The Future of the Investigations; Chapter Five; 5.1 For Want of a Government Ship
  • 5.2 The South Orkneys wireless station5.3 Notifying the International Bureaux; 5.4 Reference to the Cabinet; 5.5 The Ambassador's perspective; Chapter Six; 6.1 Defending the status quo; 6.2 'The Shadow for the Substance'; 6.3 Postponing the 'Showdown'; Chapter Seven; 7.1 The Ross Sea Dependency; 7.2 An Australian Sector; 7.3 The Imperial Conference of 1926; Chapter Eight; 8.1 A British-Swedish venture; 8.2 The denial of funding; 8.3 The Byrd Expe; 8.4 The Wilkins Expeditions; Chapter Nine; 9.1 The Cession of Bouvet Island; 9.2 The Further Voyages of Norvegia; Chapter Ten
  • 10.1 The British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE)10.2 Accomplishing the 'Third Stage'; 10.3 Adélie Land; Chapter Eleven; 11.1 The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE); 11.2 The Second Byrd Expedition; 11.3 The Expeditions of Lincoln Ellswo; Chapter Twelve; 12.1 Neu Schwabenland; 12.2 The United States Antarctic Service Expedition; 12.3 Abandonment in all but Name; Chapter Thirteen; 13.1 Wartime Opportunism; 13.2 The Involvement of Ministers; Chapter Fourteen; 14.1 A Dichotomy of War Aims; 14.2 Reference to the Cabinet; 14.3 The Tour of HMS Carnarvon Castle
  • Chapter Fifteen15.1 The Wartime Wintering Parties; 15.2 The Third Year 1945-1946; 15.3 The Fourth Year 1946-1947; 15.4 The United States Return to the Antarctic; Chapter Sixteen; 16.1 The Cabinet's Compromise; 16.2 Deception Island; Chapter Seventeen; 17.1 Pressure from All Directions; 17.2 The Costs and Benefits of Antarctic Sovereignty; Chapter Eighteen; Bibliography; Index

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