Frozen Empires is a study of the ways in which imperial powers (American, European, and South American) have used and continue to use the environment and the value of scientific research to support their political claims in the Antarctic Peninsula region. In making a case for imperial continuity, this book offers a new perspective on Antarctic history and on global environmental politics more broadly.

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction: Frozen Empires


• Chapter 1: An Imperial Environment


• Chapter 2: Environmental Nationalism


• Chapter 3: An Environmental History of Decolonization


• Chapter 4: Perón's Antarctic Dream


• Chapter 5: Antarctic Détente


• Chapter 6: Preserving Power


• Conclusion: Melting Empires?


• Notes


• Bibliography


• Index

Adrian Howkins is Associate Professor of History at Colorado State University.