The Arctic Playground of Europe: Sir Martin Conway’s Svalbard

The development of tourism is a significant aspect of the processes of modernity in the High Arctic. This article discusses the British art historian and mountaineer Sir William Martin Conway's two travelogues, The First Crossing of Spitsbergen (1897) and With Ski and Sledge over Arctic Glacier...

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Main Author: Anka Ryall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/3424