“The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page. . . . Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast.”—New York Times Book Review
Contents
Foreword by William Cronon
Preface to the 1998 Paperback Edition
The Berg
The Pack
No Middle Way: The Exploration of Antarctica
The Shelf
Heart of Whiteness: the Literature and Art of Antarctica
The Glacier
Earth and Ice: The Earth Sciences in Antarctica
The Sheet
The Cold Peace: The Geopolitics of Antarctica
The Source
Afterword
Notes
Sources
Index
Reviews
"The Ice is a compilation of more about ice than you knew you wanted to know, yet sheer compelling significance holds attention page by page..Pyne conveys a view of Antarctica that interweaves physical science with humanistic inquiry and perception. His audacity as well as his presentation warrant admiration, for the implications of The Ice are vast."
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New York Times Book Review
"Stephen Pyne has written an imaginative book that combines a geophysical description of Antarctica with a history of attempts to explore and assimilate intellectually this remote and strange continent."
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Isis
Advance Praise
"Stephen Pyne long ago realized that life is but a special case of the more general chemistry of carbon and exygen that are constantly setting earth aflame. The frozen waste of Antarctica is thus a glimpse at the future that awaits us at the end of all time, when life and fire finally cease."
