Record Nr.

UNINA9910779357403321

Autore

Cavell Janice

Titolo

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

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.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00125318

Titolo

Historical documents relating to Japan in foreign countries : An inventory microfilm acquisitions in the library of Historigraphical Institute (Shiryo Hensanjo)