Frozen Assets : ""British mining, exploration, and geopolitics on Spitsbergen, 1904-53""

The focus of this book is the role of Great Britain in the industrial development of Spitsbergen. The primary aim of this study is to explain the British operations on Spitsbergen from a historical international comparative perspective. Hence, the central research question is: What were the driving...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kruse, Frigga
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Havertown : Barkhuis, 2014.
Colección:Circumpolar studies.
Temas:
Coal mines and mining > Norway > Spitsbergen Island > History.
Geopolitics > Norway > Spitsbergen Island.
Spitsbergen Island (Norway) > Discovery and exploration, British.
Charbon > Mines et extraction > Norvège > Spitzberg (Île) > Histoire.
Géopolitique > Norvège > Spitzberg (Île)
HISTORY / Modern / General
Coal mines and mining.
Discoveries in geography > British.
Geopolitics.
Svalbard > Spitsbergen Island.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The focus of this book is the role of Great Britain in the industrial development of Spitsbergen. The primary aim of this study is to explain the British operations on Spitsbergen from a historical international comparative perspective. Hence, the central research question is: What were the driving forces behind the development of the British mining industry on Spitsbergen between 1904 and 1953?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (481 pages).
ISBN:9789491431692
9491431692

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