LEADER 04811nam 22008415 450 001 9910136121903321 005 20230124193840.0 010 $a0-226-41678-X 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226416786 035 $a(CKB)3710000000914972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4532289 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001585094 035 $a(DE-B1597)523800 035 $a(OCoLC)961117324 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226416786 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000914972 100 $a20200424h20162016 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnfreezing the Arctic $eScience, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Inuit Lands /$fAndrew Stuhl 210 1$aChicago : $cUniversity of Chicago Press, $d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (241 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2016. 311 $a0-226-41664-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tNote on Terminology -- $tIntroduction: Is the Arctic out of Time? -- $tChapter One. Dangerous: In the Twilight of Empires -- $tChapter Two. Threatened: The Ambitions and Anxieties of Expeditions -- $tChapter Three. Wild: Taming the Tundra -- $tChapter Four. Strategic: Defense and Development in Permafrost Territory -- $tChapter Five. Disturbed: The Impacts of a Postcolonial Moment -- $tEpilogue: Unfrozen in Time -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tArchival Collections -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn recent years, journalists and environmentalists have pointed urgently to the melting Arctic as a leading indicator of the growing effects of climate change. While climate change has unleashed profound transformations in the region, most commentators distort these changes by calling them unprecedented. In reality, the landscapes of the North American Arctic-as well as relations among scientists, Inuit, and federal governments- are products of the region's colonial past. And even as policy analysts, activists, and scholars alike clamor about the future of our world's northern rim, too few truly understand its history. In Unfreezing the Arctic, Andrew Stuhl brings a fresh perspective to this defining challenge of our time. With a compelling narrative voice, Stuhl weaves together a wealth of distinct episodes into a transnational history of the North American Arctic, proving that a richer understanding of its social and environmental transformation can come only from studying the region's past. Drawing on historical records and extensive ethnographic fieldwork, as well as time spent living in the Northwest Territories, he closely examines the long-running interplay of scientific exploration, colonial control, the testimony and experiences of Inuit residents, and multinational investments in natural resources. A rich and timely portrait, Unfreezing the Arctic offers a comprehensive look at scientific activity across the long twentieth century. It will be welcomed by anyone interested in political, economic, environmental, and social histories of transboundary regions the world over. The author intends to donate all royalties from this book to the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) and East Three School's On the Land Program. 606 $aArctic regions - Discovery and exploration 606 $aScientific expeditions$zCanada, Northern 606 $aAlaska 606 $aInuit 606 $aNorthwest Territories 606 $aYukon Territory 606 $aarctic 606 $aclimate change 606 $acolonialism 606 $aenvironmental history 606 $ahistory of science 606 $aSCIENCE / General$2bisacsh 607 $aArctic regions$xDiscovery and exploration 610 $aAlaska. 610 $aInuit. 610 $aNorthwest Territories. 610 $aYukon Territory. 610 $aarctic. 610 $aclimate change. 610 $acolonialism. 610 $aenvironmental history. 610 $ahistory of science. 615 0$aArctic regions - Discovery and exploration. 615 0$aScientific expeditions 615 4$aAlaska. 615 4$aInuit. 615 4$aNorthwest Territories. 615 4$aYukon Territory. 615 4$aarctic. 615 4$aclimate change. 615 4$acolonialism. 615 4$aenvironmental history. 615 4$ahistory of science. 615 7$aSCIENCE / General. 676 $a971.9 700 $aStuhl$b Andrew, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0995550 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136121903321 996 $aUnfreezing the Arctic$92281090 997 $aUNINA