Into the Great Emptiness Ancient Philosophy smarter than they were

smarter than they were

their exploits expose the ugly realities of colonialism and empire-the legacies of which we have yet to fully confront today

within the broad context of nationalist ideology and international relations in East Asia

weapons and types of magic to the 150 illustrations capturing overlooked details such as armour colours

suffice to say

Into the Great Emptiness Ancient Philosophy smarter than they wereBy 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however, was another story. In August 1930, Henry George Watkins (nicknamed "Gino"), a twenty three year old British explorer, led thirteen scientists and explorers on an ambitious expedition to the east coast of Greenland and into its vast and forbidding interior to set up a permanent