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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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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Sociology & anthropology Anthropology

• Full title: Eskimo Life
• Author: Fridtjof NansenWilliam Archer
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402
• EAN: 9781108061957
• ISBN: 1108061958
• ID: 02059389
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 520 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 142 × 24 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. June 2013

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