Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... century , and the idea of a southern supercontinent , with Antarctica at its centre , had existed in sustained scientific form since the late nineteenth century . But for most of the twentieth century , scientists rejected the ...
... century , and the idea of a southern supercontinent , with Antarctica at its centre , had existed in sustained scientific form since the late nineteenth century . But for most of the twentieth century , scientists rejected the ...
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... century ' , writes Davison , ' but of the religious and moral revolution known as the Evan- gelical Revival . " Industrial time brought a distinctive morality too : of punctuality , discipline and efficiency , the ' competitive , guilt ...
... century ' , writes Davison , ' but of the religious and moral revolution known as the Evan- gelical Revival . " Industrial time brought a distinctive morality too : of punctuality , discipline and efficiency , the ' competitive , guilt ...
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... century may be that envi- ronmental and demographic changes were the most significant events of that period . The world's population quadrupled in the twentieth century , energy use increased 16 times , carbon dioxide emissions went up ...
... century may be that envi- ronmental and demographic changes were the most significant events of that period . The world's population quadrupled in the twentieth century , energy use increased 16 times , carbon dioxide emissions went up ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |