Bouvetøya: a cultural history of an isolated landmass: .

'Bouvetøya: A Cultural History of an Isolated Landmass' is the first published history of the most remote island in the world. It looks at the imposed culture of a place without people. Designed as a field manual, the book features photographs from the archive at the Norwegian Polar Instit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mathews, Freddy Dewe
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: Freddy Dewe Mathews 2013
Subjects:
Artists' books
Bouvet Island > Pictorial works
Landscapes > Bouvet Island
Bouvet
Bouvet Island
Bouvetøya
Tromsø
Norwegian Polar Institute
Online Access:https://digitalcollections.saic.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3Ajfabc_7008
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Summary:'Bouvetøya: A Cultural History of an Isolated Landmass' is the first published history of the most remote island in the world. It looks at the imposed culture of a place without people. Designed as a field manual, the book features photographs from the archive at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø alongside illustrations and excerpts from both dubious historical expeditions and fictions that use the island as their setting.; Bound in waterproof cover.; Library owns copy 274 of 1000.

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