Eismitte in the Scientific Imagination: Knowledge and Politics at the Center of Greenland

Since the 18th century, Greenland's geometric center, Eismitte, has been one of the most forbidding but scientifically rich locations in the Arctic. Tracing its history from European contact through the Cold War, this study shows how Eismitte was the setting for scientific knowledge production as well as diplomatic maneuvering.

Author: J. Martin-Nielsen
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/18/2013
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9781349479412

About the Author

Janet Martin-Nielsen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Aarhus University's Centre for Science Studies, Denmark. She has a PhD from the University of Toronto's Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Canada. Her work has appeared in Annals of Science, the Journal of Historical Geography, History of the Human Sciences, and the Journal for the History of the Behavioral Sciences.