附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index.
Limpet colonies -- Mapping British Antarctica -- Anglo-Argentine friction: education, meat and trade -- From Scott to Fuchs -- Managing the 'Antarctic problem' -- Football, foot and mouth and the Falklands -- Kith and kin : race, nationalism and the Falkland Islands -- Dots on the map -- Fighting for the Falklands -- Preserving the South Atlantic Empire.
摘要:Pink Ice tells the compelling story of the political struggles over Antarctica and the South Atlantic. It shows how Britain and Argentina have sought to invest these thinly populated spaces - composed mostly of ice, rock, and water - with cultural and national importance. The author, who has interviewed leading politicians and civil servants including Lord Carrington, Lord Owen, Lord Chalfont, Lord Hurd, and Lord Shackleton, demonstrates how political rivalries may be played out in other competitive arenas such as World Cup football. With the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War in 2002, Pink.
