{"product_id":"antarctica-a-biography-9780199861453","title":"Antarctica: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike Captain James Cook, I have been slowly circling the Antarctic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile labouring on other books, the ice-covered continent kept\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elooming into view like an alluring mirage, suggesting itself as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esubject worthy of closer exploration. The chance to do so came after\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI completed Conquest: How societies overwhelm others (2008), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich examined how so-called 'supplanting societies' claim territories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand make them their own over an extended period of time. It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas a new way of looking at the history of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199861453","brand":"Oxford Univ PR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834556088457,"sku":"9780199861453","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_8becfaa2-154a-427a-803b-95d659672642.jpg?v=1743489784","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/antarctica-a-biography-9780199861453","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}