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Eskimo Life

Autor Fridtjof Nansen
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 iun 2003
©For one whole winter we were cut off from the world and immured among the Greenlanders. I dwelt in their huts, took part in their hunting, and tried, as well as I could, to live their life and learn their language. ...©- Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930)
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781410206855
ISBN-10: 1410206858
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: University Press of the Pacific
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

Translator's preface; Author's preface; 1. Greenland and the Eskimo; 2. Appearance and dress; 3. The 'kaiak' and its appurtenances; 4. The Eskimo at sea; 5. Winter-houses, tents, woman-boats, and excursions; 6. Cookery and dainties; 7. Character and social conditions; 8. The position and work of women; 9. Love and marriage; 10. Morals; 11. Judicial proceedings, and entertainment; 12. Mental gifts and art; 13. Religious ideas; 14. The introduction of Christianity; 15. Europeans and natives; 16. What have we achieved; 17. Conclusion.

Notă biografică

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.

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In 1888–9, Fridtjof Nansen and his team wintered among the Greenlandic Inuit. This translated account was published in 1893.