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Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 Ben Maddison

Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 By Ben Maddison

Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 by Ben Maddison

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Between 1750 and 1920 over 15,000 people visited Antarctica. Despite such a large number the historiography has ignored all but a few celebrated explorers. Maddison presents a study of Antarctic exploration, telling the story of these forgotten facilitators, he argues that Antarctic exploration can be seen as an offshoot of European colonialism.

Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 Summary

Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 by Ben Maddison

Between 1750 and 1920 over 15,000 people visited Antarctica. Despite such a large number the historiography has ignored all but a few celebrated explorers. Maddison presents a study of Antarctic exploration, telling the story of these forgotten facilitators, he argues that Antarctic exploration can be seen as an offshoot of European colonialism.

About Ben Maddison

Maddison, Ben

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I Colonialism, Capitalism and the Discovery of Antarctica; Chapter 1 Colonialism and the Discovery of Antarctica; Chapter 2 Antarctic Exploration, Colonial Capitalism and Circuits of Necessity, 1776'1850; Part II Class and Antarctic Exploration, 1750'1850; Chapter 3 The First Antarctic Working Class; Chapter 4 Exploration as Labour, 1750'1850; Chapter 5 Labour as Exploration: the Fur Frontier; Chapter 6 Antarctic Exploration and the Dialectics of Power; Part III Imperialism and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, 1890'1920; Chapter 7 New Colonialism in Antarctica; Chapter 8 Work and Class in the 'Heroic Age'; Chapter 9 Concluding Reflections;

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NLS9781138703698
9781138703698
1138703699
Class and Colonialism in Antarctic Exploration, 1750-1920 by Ben Maddison
Ben Maddison
Empires in Perspective
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2016-12-22
272
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