Claiming the ice : Britain and the Antarctic 1900-1950 / by John Dudeney and John Sheail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dudeney, John, author.

Sheail, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antarctica-International status.

Antarctica--International status.

Antarctica.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

It is over a hundred years in Antarctic history since the British Government formalised its claim to the Falkland Islands Dependencies, and 75 years since continuous occupation began. This book explains why and how, using the voices of the Ministers, and more particularly their officials, who shaped government policy. Until now the unsung heroes of Britain's long involvement in Antarctica, they collectively had a far greater impact than any of the famous Antarctic explorers of the last century. The book draws heavily upon documentation from The National Archives to chart the twists and turns of policy making for the first 50 years of the last century, showing how the priority shifted from a focus on sovereignty to the first glimmerings of internationalisation. It is a story of a great whaling industry, of territorial conflicts and tensions, and how science ultimately came to underpin Britain's policy aims.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrative Boxes

Foreword by R. K. Headland

Authors' Preface

Chapter One

1.1 'The Official Mind'

Chapter Two

2.1 The further Shackleton and Scott expeditions

2.2 The Scotia Expedition

2.3 A bargaining Counter

Chapter Three

3.1 The beginning at South Georgia

3.2 Beyond South Georgia

3.3 The Legal Basis and Administration

3.4 The Dislocation by War

Chapter Four

4.1 The Post-war Dependencies Committee

4.2 The Discovery Committee

4.3 Pelagic Whaling

4.4 The Future of the Investigations

Chapter Five

5.1 For Want of a Government Ship

5.2 The South Orkneys wireless station

5.3 Notifying the International Bureaux

5.4 Reference to the Cabinet

5.5 The Ambassador's perspective

Chapter Six

6.1 Defending the status quo

6.2 'The Shadow for the Substance'

6.3 Postponing the 'Showdown'

Chapter Seven

7.1 The Ross Sea Dependency

7.2 An Australian Sector

7.3 The Imperial Conference of 1926

Chapter Eight

8.1 A British-Swedish venture

8.2 The denial of funding

8.3 The Byrd Expe

8.4 The Wilkins Expeditions

Chapter Nine

9.1 The Cession of Bouvet Island

9.2 The Further Voyages of Norvegia

Chapter Ten

10.1 The British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE)

10.2 Accomplishing the 'Third Stage'

10.3 Adélie Land

Chapter Eleven

11.1 The British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE)

11.2 The Second Byrd Expedition

11.3 The Expeditions of Lincoln Ellswo

Chapter Twelve

12.1 Neu Schwabenland

12.2 The United States Antarctic Service Expedition

12.3 Abandonment in all but Name

Chapter Thirteen

13.1 Wartime Opportunism

13.2 The Involvement of Ministers

Chapter Fourteen

14.1 A Dichotomy of War Aims

14.2 Reference to the Cabinet

14.3 The Tour of HMS Carnarvon Castle.

Chapter Fifteen

15.1 The Wartime Wintering Parties

15.2 The Third Year 1945-1946

15.3 The Fourth Year 1946-1947

15.4 The United States Return to the Antarctic

Chapter Sixteen

16.1 The Cabinet's Compromise

16.2 Deception Island

Chapter Seventeen

17.1 Pressure from All Directions

17.2 The Costs and Benefits of Antarctic Sovereignty

Chapter Eighteen

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-5275-3230-5

OCLC:

1149127094