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Eskimo Life
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Eskimo Life
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Fridtjof Nansen
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Translated by William Archer
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:402 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | History of other lands |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108061957
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| Classifications | Dewey:998.200497 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
16 Plates, black and white; 15 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
27 June 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In later life the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work, the Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) led the team that in 1888 made the first successful crossing of Greenland's interior. Finding themselves cut off from the rest of the world for the winter, Nansen and his men spent several months living among the Greenlandic Inuit. Although 'far too short a time in which to attain a thorough knowledge', it was nevertheless sufficient to form a strong acquaintance and affection. First published in 1893, this English translation of the 1891 Norwegian original offers a valuable insight into much that was, and remains, foreign and peculiar to European experience. The coverage ranges from culinary to linguistic observations, and Nansen is by turns repulsed, fascinated and full of compassion, asking what the future holds for a people 'already stung with the venom of our civilisation'.
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