| Book Review | Environmental History, 8.3

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Book Review

Narrating the Arctic: A Cultural History of Nordic Scientific Practices. Edited by Michael Bravo and Sverker Sörlin. Canton, Mass.: Science History Publications, 2002. ix + 373 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $39.95.

Histories about colonialism in the name of science often have spared the Nordic countries and their endeavors for territorial and cultural expansion. Not anymore. Even though this volume does not include the Norwegian and Finnish point of view, it makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Nordic arctic exploration and territorial expansion. This anthology is unusually well edited and an excellent read. What brings the contributions together is a common methodological focus on the importance of narrative in the culture of scientific practices. Orientalism, as understood by Edward Said, serves as a key reference point in understanding the relation between places of research in the arctic periphery and central academic institutions.

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