The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine
Abstract This article seeks to explain the doctrine concerning sovereignty in Antarctica articulated by Charles E. Hughes, a former US Secretary of State, and to account for its persistence in underpinning US Antarctic policy. The doctrine was part of the New Imperialism — the surge of colonial expa...
Published in: | Polar Record |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1989
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010445 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010445 |
id |
crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400010445 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400010445 2024-03-03T08:38:38+00:00 The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine Hall, H. Robert 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010445 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010445 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 25, issue 153, page 137-140 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010445 2024-02-08T08:48:51Z Abstract This article seeks to explain the doctrine concerning sovereignty in Antarctica articulated by Charles E. Hughes, a former US Secretary of State, and to account for its persistence in underpinning US Antarctic policy. The doctrine was part of the New Imperialism — the surge of colonial expansion and spheres of influence that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. US imperialism sought to establish an ‘open door’ international order to exploit America's growing economic power; the Hughes doctrine extended this policy into Antarctica, preserving US access to all of the region by denying recognition of claims by other countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Polar Record 25 153 137 140 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Cambridge University Press |
op_collection_id |
crcambridgeupr |
language |
English |
topic |
General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
spellingShingle |
General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development Hall, H. Robert The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
topic_facet |
General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development |
description |
Abstract This article seeks to explain the doctrine concerning sovereignty in Antarctica articulated by Charles E. Hughes, a former US Secretary of State, and to account for its persistence in underpinning US Antarctic policy. The doctrine was part of the New Imperialism — the surge of colonial expansion and spheres of influence that occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. US imperialism sought to establish an ‘open door’ international order to exploit America's growing economic power; the Hughes doctrine extended this policy into Antarctica, preserving US access to all of the region by denying recognition of claims by other countries. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Hall, H. Robert |
author_facet |
Hall, H. Robert |
author_sort |
Hall, H. Robert |
title |
The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
title_short |
The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
title_full |
The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
title_fullStr |
The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
title_full_unstemmed |
The ‘open door’ into Antarctica: an explanation of the Hughes doctrine |
title_sort |
‘open door’ into antarctica: an explanation of the hughes doctrine |
publisher |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
publishDate |
1989 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010445 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400010445 |
geographic |
Antarctic |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record |
op_source |
Polar Record volume 25, issue 153, page 137-140 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 |
op_rights |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400010445 |
container_title |
Polar Record |
container_volume |
25 |
container_issue |
153 |
container_start_page |
137 |
op_container_end_page |
140 |
_version_ |
1792507051569577984 |