Women Who Dare
A New History of Greenland Exploration
$59.64
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
6 April 2027
Summary
A riveting, multifaceted history of women’s exploration of Greenland and a stirring portrait of a nation contending with the climate crisis and the legacy of colonialism
Arctic exploration is dominated by the myth of the valiant male hero, yet this mythmaking leaves us with a skewed sense of history and a limited understanding of the nature of exploration itself. Women Who Dare offers an entirely new perspective, recounting the experiences of women who have p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691244440 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0691244448 |
| Author: | Joanna Kafarowski |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 April 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 235mm |
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Joanna Kafarowski
Joanna Kafarowski, PhD, is an independent scholar, geographer, and writer. She is the author of Antarctic Pioneer: The Trailblazing Life of Jackie Ronne and The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd and the editor of Gender, Culture, and Northern Fisheries. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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