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This book traces Danish-Greenlandic relations in the period 1900-2000. The main trend is the development from a colonial situation in 1900 with a state owned company runnig nearly all business to an open economy with steadily growing self-government for Greenland short of full independence. The Danish policy can be described as benevolent, but financially the budget was tight until after the second World War, the philosophy being that Denmark should neither lose nor gain. After the war there was heavy investment to bring Greenland nearer to standards of living comparable to Denmark and substantial subsidies were given make that happen. The Greenlanders attitude towards Denmark developed alon...
Translation of the Danish edition "Gronlands Historie II, 1770-1782", published by Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1969.
What on earth is happening to our planet? And who knows what to do? Certainties are few: every living thing is related to every other living thing; our actions have consequences; change is continual and inevitable. The National Theatre asked four of the country's most exciting writers to investigate. The team spent six months interviewing key individuals from the worlds of science, politics, business and philosophy to create a fast-paced and provocative new play. Greenland premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011.
Across Greenland on skis -- an intriguing account of the first successful crossing of Greenland.
Contains 375 entries (books, articles, chapters in books, etc.) in English, on Greenland, covering a wide range of topics including: art, archaeology, explorations, the Inuit, geography, history, flora and fauna, literature, music, government, and society.