Nansen : explorer and humanitarian / Marit Fosse and John Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fosse, Marit, author.

Fox, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930.

Nansen, Fridtjof.

Greco-Turkish War (1921-1922).

World War (1914-1918).

Explorers--Norway--Biography.

Explorers.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Biography.

Arctic regions.

Arctic Regions.

Armenia.

Norway.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Visionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, humanist?Fridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man.Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography, an audacious adventurer who pushed our knowledge of the Arctic to new frontiers, and an indefatigable savior of human beings displaced by conflict.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Nansen the Explorer; Early Days; The Crossing of Greenland; The Voyage of the Fram; The Dash for the Pole; Norway Finds a Hero; Notes; 2 Nansen the Diplomat; A New Role; A Trip to Russia and the USA; Nansen and the League of Nations; The Sequel to the War; Setting Up the League of Nations; Sowing the Seeds of Future Problems; Notes; 3 The Prisoners-of-War in Siberia; Getting to Grips with the Problem; Nansen as High Commissioner; Nansen Accepts; Getting the Prisoners Home; Where Were the Prisoners Located?; Financial Matters; Progress at Last; Nansenhilfe

SuccessWho Gets the Credit?; Notes; 4 The Russian Revolution and Its Aftermath; Discontent in Russia; Famine in Russia; The Search for Funds; The League Fails to Act; Lessons Learned; Once More, Nansen Intervenes; Work Begins on the Refugee Crisis; How Many Refugees?; Notes; 5 Massacres and Treaties in Asia Minor; The Treaty of Sèvres; The Establishment of the Mandates System; Kurdistan, Iraq, Palestine, and Syria; The Fate of the Armenians; Resettling the Armenians; The Commission of Inquiry; Nansen and the Armenians; Notes; 6 Trouble in Asia Minor; The Greeks of Smyrna; An Idea Is Born

Nansen Goes to ConstantinopleAn Exchange Is Agreed; The Lausanne Conference; Notes; 7 The Nansen Passport; The Origins; Refining the Model; Employment for Refugees; The Nansen Passport in Practice; The Nobel Peace Laureate; Notes; 8 Nansen's Heritage; Chronology; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2015).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7618-6579-9

OCLC:

929449538