An illustrated history of 170 years of Arctic exploration and its effects on indigenous peoples.Ultima Thule is the terrible and yet fantastic story of European and American exploration in the polar north. Based on excerpts from the explorers' logs counterbalanced by Inuit testimony; it brings to life both sides of the clash that arose when white men arrived in the Far North; dreaming of conquest and believing that they brought with them a civilization superior to that of the indigenous peoples they found. Today; the outlook for the Inuit and the polar environment is bleak: the people and their landscape are in danger of disappearing for good. But according to Jean Malaurie; the situation is not altogether without hope. Heavily illustrated with period photographs; engravings; artifacts; and drawings; the book gives the readers the impression of having an entire museum of North Pole history in their hands. 650 color and black-and-white photographs
#795122 in Books Carlo M Cipolla 1981-06-17 2013-03-08Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.40 x .40 x 4.90l; .27 #File Name: 0393000451144 pagesFaith Reason and the Plague in Seventeenth Century Tuscany
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Kindle CustomerExactly what I needed to help me with my historiography essay of microhistory. Thank you!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great GiftBy alistGreat Gift0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting VignetteBy R. AlbinIn this short book; Cipolla uses documentation about outbreak of bubonic plague in early 17th century Italy to explore some aspects of changing world-views in early modern Europe. To deal with endemic plague; several northern Italian states has relatively powerful and comprehensive public health authorities. Their major tool was different forms fo quarantine and this brought the state into conflict with religious authorities and popular movements who wished to use religious ceremonies to beseech God to halt the plague. The public health authorities; while lacking modern understanding of infection; were properly concerned that large public gatherings would increase deaths from plague. CIpolla follows one such conflict in a small Tuscan town to illustrate conflicts between religious and secular authorities; and between traditional and more empirical forms of knowledge. While not developed explicitly; this is also a case study of the extension of state authority.
