Acts of occupation : Canada and Arctic sovereignty, 1918-25 / / Janice Cavell and Jeff Noakes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779357403321
• Autore: Cavell Janice
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Vancouver : , : UBC Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-280-77782-6; 9786613688217; 0-7748-1869-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic text (ix, 333 p.) : ill., maps, ports., digital file
• Altri autori (Persone): NoakesJeffrey David <1970->
• Disciplina: 917.1904/2
• Soggetti: Jurisdiction, Territorial - Canada; Canada, Northern Discovery and exploration; Canada, Northern Politics and government; Canada Boundaries Arctic regions; Arctic regions Discovery and exploration; Canada Foreign relations 1914-1945
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.