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Acts of occupation : Canada and Arctic sovereignty, 1918-25 / Janice Cavell and Jeff Noakes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cavell, Janice.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jurisdiction, Territorial--Canada.
- Jurisdiction, Territorial.
- Canada, Northern--Discovery and exploration.
- Canada, Northern.
- Canada, Northern--Politics and government.
- Canada--Boundaries--Arctic regions.
- Canada.
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.
- Arctic regions.
- Canada--Foreign relations--1914-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic text (ix, 333 p.) : ill., maps, ports., digital file.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver : UBC Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- As climate change threatens to open the Northwest Passage to ice-free travel, Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic has come to the fore. Although Canada's claim to the Arctic archipelago is now firmly entrenched in the minds of Canadians, less than a century ago, that claim was much less secure. Acts of Occupation draws on a wealth of previously untapped archival sources to piece together the engrossing story of how one explorer's self-serving ambition ultimately led Canada to craft and defend a decisive Arctic policy. Historians Cavell and Noakes show how unfounded paranoia about Danish designs on the north, fueled by a deliberate campaign of deceit and fear-mongering, was the catalyst for Canada's active administrative occupation of the Arctic. A compelling tale, Acts of Occupation throws new light on a transformative period in the history of Canadian Arctic policy and provides much-needed historical context for contemporary debates on northern sovereignty.
- Contents:
- Introduction : a policy of secrecy
- Taking hold of the North
- The Danish threat
- An expedition to Ellesmere Land
- A citizen of the British Empire
- Rasmussen in London
- Wrangel Island
- Stefansson in London
- The sector claim
- Conclusion : Canada of itself
- Appendix. Scientists and explorers ordinance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-77782-6
- 9786613688217
- 0-7748-1869-7
- OCLC:
- 799730507
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