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Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration, placing the famed voyages of Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton in a larger scientific, social and geopolitical context.
Synopsis
Offers a fresh perspective on the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century by looking at the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow.