03391nam 2200685 450 991077935740332120200520144314.01-280-77782-697866136882170-7748-1869-710.59962/9780774818698(CKB)2550000000110841(SSID)ssj0000686751(PQKBManifestationID)12322273(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686751(PQKBWorkID)10733333(PQKB)10102984(CEL)443974(OCoLC)799730507(CaBNVSL)slc00229704(Au-PeEL)EBL3412898(CaPaEBR)ebr10831342(CaONFJC)MIL368821(OCoLC)923450021(DE-B1597)661442(DE-B1597)9780774818698(MiAaPQ)EBC3412898(EXLCZ)99255000000011084120110411h20102010 uy| 0engurcn||||||a||txtccrActs of occupation Canada and Arctic sovereignty, 1918-25 /Janice Cavell and Jeff NoakesVancouver :UBC Press,[2010]©20101 electronic text (ix, 333 p.) ill., maps, ports., digital file0-7748-1868-9 0-7748-1867-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Jurisdiction, TerritorialCanadaCanada, NorthernDiscovery and explorationCanada, NorthernPolitics and governmentCanadaBoundariesArctic regionsArctic regionsDiscovery and explorationCanadaForeign relations1914-1945Jurisdiction, Territorial917.1904/2Cavell Janice1502523Noakes Jeffrey David1970-1564607MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779357403321Acts of occupation3833794UNINA