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Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice
Ronald E. Doel (Ed.)
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Description for Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice
Hardback. Editor(s): Doel, Ronald E.; Harper, Kristine; Heymann, Matthias. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX; RBGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Using newly declassified documents, this book explores why U.S. military leaders after World War II sought to monitor the far north and understand the physical environment of Greenland, a crucial territory of Denmark. It reveals a fascinating yet little-known realm of Cold War intrigue and a delicate diplomatic duet between a smaller state and a superpower amid a time of intense global pressures. Written by scholars in Denmark and the United States, this book explores many compelling topics. What led to the creation of the U.S. Thule Air Base in Greenland, one of the world's largest, and why did the ... Read more
Using newly declassified documents, this book explores why U.S. military leaders after World War II sought to monitor the far north and understand the physical environment of Greenland, a crucial territory of Denmark. It reveals a fascinating yet little-known realm of Cold War intrigue and a delicate diplomatic duet between a smaller state and a superpower amid a time of intense global pressures. Written by scholars in Denmark and the United States, this book explores many compelling topics. What led to the creation of the U.S. Thule Air Base in Greenland, one of the world's largest, and why did the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
311
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137596871
SKU
V9781137596871
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About Ronald E. Doel (Ed.)
Ronald E. Doel is an Associate Professor of History at Florida State University, USA. He focuses on the history of recent science and technology. Kristine C. Harper is an Associate Professor of History at Florida State University. She focuses on the history of recent science and technology. Matthias Heymann is an Associate Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Exploring Greenland: Cold War Science and Technology on Ice
Exploring Greenland demonstrates that the history of scientific research in Greenland after 1945 is one of complex and often surprising interactions between actors from Denmark, the United States and beyond. It will be essential reading for historians with interests in the politics of Cold War science and environmental knowledge, especially in the Arctic, but valuable also for historians of the ... Read more