Finding the Arctic [[electronic resource] ] : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm
| Finding the Arctic [[electronic resource] ] : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm |
| Autore | Sturm Matthew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.94097 |
| Soggetto topico | Snowmobiling - Arctic regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60223-164-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; 01. Tracks North; Ballad of the Arctic Science Bandits; Changes North; 02. Rosebud Realities; Quest's Older Cousin-The Iditarod; 03. Porcupine Hospitality; Quarantine Island; 04. Poignant Passing:The Mad Trapper of Rat River; Who Was the Mad Trapper of Rat River?; 05. Big Mac; Snow and Ice Roads; 06. Finding the Douglas Cabin; Black Lake Ice; The Shield and the Cordilleran; Fort Confidence; 07. The Northern Cross; 08. Kugluktuk; Inuksuk; Sea Ice Going, Going, Gone; 09. The Starvation Trail; 10. The Diamond Confluence
The Complex Calculus of Barrenlands Diamond MiningThe Oldest Rocks in the World; 11. Braided Strands: The First Interloper; Whiteout on Aylmer Lake; Whiteout on Aylmer Lake; 12. Braided Strands: The Last Refugee; Acknowledgments; Another Arctic Story; Recommended Reading; Index |
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 | ||
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Finding the Arctic [[electronic resource] ] : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm
| Finding the Arctic [[electronic resource] ] : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm |
| Autore | Sturm Matthew |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.94097 |
| Soggetto topico | Snowmobiling - Arctic regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60223-164-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tracks North -- Ballad of the arctic science bandits -- Changes north -- Rosebud realities -- The quest's older cousin; the Iditarod -- Porcupine hospitality -- Quarantine Island -- Poignant passing: the Mad Trapper of Rat River -- Who was the Mad Trapper of Rat River? -- Big Mac -- Snow and ice roads -- Finding the Douglas Cabin -- Black Lake ice -- The shield and the cordilleran -- Fort Confidence -- The Northern Cross -- Kugluktuk -- Inuksuk -- Sea ice going, going, gone -- The starvation trail -- The diamond confluence -- The oldest rocks in the world -- The complex calculus of Barrenlands Diamond Mining -- The Braided Strands: first interloper (Hearne) -- Whiteout on Aylmer Lake -- Strange wooly attractors -- The last refugee (Hornby). |
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Sturm Matthew
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Finding the Arctic : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm
| Finding the Arctic : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm |
| Autore | Sturm Matthew |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.94097 |
| Soggetto topico | Snowmobiling - Arctic regions |
| ISBN | 1-60223-164-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tracks North -- Ballad of the arctic science bandits -- Changes north -- Rosebud realities -- The quest's older cousin; the Iditarod -- Porcupine hospitality -- Quarantine Island -- Poignant passing: the Mad Trapper of Rat River -- Who was the Mad Trapper of Rat River? -- Big Mac -- Snow and ice roads -- Finding the Douglas Cabin -- Black Lake ice -- The shield and the cordilleran -- Fort Confidence -- The Northern Cross -- Kugluktuk -- Inuksuk -- Sea ice going, going, gone -- The starvation trail -- The diamond confluence -- The oldest rocks in the world -- The complex calculus of Barrenlands Diamond Mining -- The Braided Strands: first interloper (Hearne) -- Whiteout on Aylmer Lake -- Strange wooly attractors -- The last refugee (Hornby). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911097135203321 |
Sturm Matthew
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| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Finding the Arctic : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm
| Finding the Arctic : history and culture along a 2,500-mile snowmobile journey from Alaska to Hudson's Bay / / Matthew Sturm |
| Autore | Sturm Matthew |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796.94097 |
| Soggetto topico | Snowmobiling - Arctic regions |
| ISBN | 1-60223-164-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tracks North -- Ballad of the arctic science bandits -- Changes north -- Rosebud realities -- The quest's older cousin; the Iditarod -- Porcupine hospitality -- Quarantine Island -- Poignant passing: the Mad Trapper of Rat River -- Who was the Mad Trapper of Rat River? -- Big Mac -- Snow and ice roads -- Finding the Douglas Cabin -- Black Lake ice -- The shield and the cordilleran -- Fort Confidence -- The Northern Cross -- Kugluktuk -- Inuksuk -- Sea ice going, going, gone -- The starvation trail -- The diamond confluence -- The oldest rocks in the world -- The complex calculus of Barrenlands Diamond Mining -- The Braided Strands: first interloper (Hearne) -- Whiteout on Aylmer Lake -- Strange wooly attractors -- The last refugee (Hornby). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911154839603321 |
| Sturm Matthew | ||
| Fairbanks, : University of Alaska Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of the arctic [[electronic resource] ] : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon
| A history of the arctic [[electronic resource] ] : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon |
| Autore | McCannon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 998 |
| Soggetto topico | Geopolitics - Arctic regions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78023-076-1
1-299-19089-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452479803321 |
McCannon John
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| London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of the arctic [[electronic resource] ] : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon
| A history of the arctic [[electronic resource] ] : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon |
| Autore | McCannon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 998 |
| Soggetto topico | Geopolitics - Arctic regions |
| ISBN |
1-78023-076-1
1-299-19089-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779598003321 |
McCannon John
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| London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of the arctic : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon
| A history of the arctic : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon |
| Autore | McCannon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 998 |
| Soggetto topico | Geopolitics - Arctic regions |
| ISBN |
9781780230764
1780230761 9781299190894 1299190898 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911108976003321 |
McCannon John
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| London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of the arctic : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon
| A history of the arctic : nature, exploration and exploitation / / John McCannon |
| Autore | McCannon John |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
| Disciplina | 998 |
| Soggetto topico | Geopolitics - Arctic regions |
| ISBN |
9781780230764
1780230761 9781299190894 1299190898 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A History of the Arctic Cover; Imprint page; Contents; 1. Origins: Introduction and Environmental Overview; 2. Encounters: Prehistory and Early History to 1500 CE; 3. Incursions: 1500 to 1800; 4. Crusades: 1800 to 1914; 5. Subjugations: 1914 to 1945; 6. Contaminations: 1945 to 1991; 7. Extinctions? 1991 to the Present; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911131713603321 |
McCannon John
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| London, : Reaktion Books, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Images of the North [[electronic resource] ] : histories, identities, ideas / / edited by Sverrir Jakobsson
| Images of the North [[electronic resource] ] : histories, identities, ideas / / edited by Sverrir Jakobsson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Sverrir Jakobsson <1970-> |
| Collana | Studia imagologica |
| Soggetto topico | National characteristics - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-59415-X
9786612594151 90-420-2906-4 1-4416-0660-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword / Joep Leerssen -- Images of the North: Address by the President of Iceland / Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson -- The Theory of Climate and the North in Anglophone Literatures / Waldemar Zacharasiewicz -- Canada and its Images of North / Sherrill Grace -- Food and the North-Icelandic Identity in 13th century Iceland and Norway / Ármann Jakobsson -- People and Place in the Far North: A Vision of Life, Community and Change / W. Tad Pfeffer -- Of Whales and Men: Images of Iceland and the North Atlantic in Contemporary Whaling Politics / Karen Oslund -- Images of Thule: Maps and Metaphors in Polar Exploration / Kirsten Hastrup -- Geared for the Sublime: Mobile Images of the North / Edward H. Huijbens and Karl Benediktsson -- From Hell to Homeland: Eggert Ólafsson’s Reise igiennem Island and the Construction of Icelandic Identity / Karin Schaer -- The Natural Resource Industry Visual Impact Paradox: A Perspective on Alaskan Imagery and Art / Annie Duffy -- Icelandic National Images in the 19th and 20th Centuries / Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson -- Images of the North from a Distance / Diana Petkova -- Inuit Symbols and Canadian Nationhood in the Imagined North / Christopher M. Fletcher -- Alaska’s Eternal Frontier: Rural Masculinity and Landscape Nostalgia / Timothy Pursell and Maureen P. Hogan -- Cultivating Culture? Images of Iceland, Globalization and Multicultural Society / Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir and Kristín Loftsdóttir -- The Use of Images in Aniconic Societies: Occultism, Protestantism and Imagination in Iceland / Christophe Pons -- Performances of Scale: Visual Culture and Site-Specific Art in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Era / Lisa Ann Favero -- The Wild Wild North: The Narrative Cultures of Image Construction in Media and Everyday Life / Kristinn Schram -- Welcome to Anaktuvuk Pass! / Sarah S. McConnell and Debbie Mekiana Toopetlook -- Remote, Rough and Romantic: Contemporary Images of Iceland in Visual, Oral and Textual Narrations / Katla Kjartansdóttir -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454351803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Images of the North [[electronic resource] ] : histories, identities, ideas / / edited by Sverrir Jakobsson
| Images of the North [[electronic resource] ] : histories, identities, ideas / / edited by Sverrir Jakobsson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Sverrir Jakobsson <1970-> |
| Collana | Studia imagologica |
| Soggetto topico | National characteristics - History |
| ISBN |
1-282-59415-X
9786612594151 90-420-2906-4 1-4416-0660-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword / Joep Leerssen -- Images of the North: Address by the President of Iceland / Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson -- The Theory of Climate and the North in Anglophone Literatures / Waldemar Zacharasiewicz -- Canada and its Images of North / Sherrill Grace -- Food and the North-Icelandic Identity in 13th century Iceland and Norway / Ármann Jakobsson -- People and Place in the Far North: A Vision of Life, Community and Change / W. Tad Pfeffer -- Of Whales and Men: Images of Iceland and the North Atlantic in Contemporary Whaling Politics / Karen Oslund -- Images of Thule: Maps and Metaphors in Polar Exploration / Kirsten Hastrup -- Geared for the Sublime: Mobile Images of the North / Edward H. Huijbens and Karl Benediktsson -- From Hell to Homeland: Eggert Ólafsson’s Reise igiennem Island and the Construction of Icelandic Identity / Karin Schaer -- The Natural Resource Industry Visual Impact Paradox: A Perspective on Alaskan Imagery and Art / Annie Duffy -- Icelandic National Images in the 19th and 20th Centuries / Sumarliði R. Ísleifsson -- Images of the North from a Distance / Diana Petkova -- Inuit Symbols and Canadian Nationhood in the Imagined North / Christopher M. Fletcher -- Alaska’s Eternal Frontier: Rural Masculinity and Landscape Nostalgia / Timothy Pursell and Maureen P. Hogan -- Cultivating Culture? Images of Iceland, Globalization and Multicultural Society / Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir and Kristín Loftsdóttir -- The Use of Images in Aniconic Societies: Occultism, Protestantism and Imagination in Iceland / Christophe Pons -- Performances of Scale: Visual Culture and Site-Specific Art in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Era / Lisa Ann Favero -- The Wild Wild North: The Narrative Cultures of Image Construction in Media and Everyday Life / Kristinn Schram -- Welcome to Anaktuvuk Pass! / Sarah S. McConnell and Debbie Mekiana Toopetlook -- Remote, Rough and Romantic: Contemporary Images of Iceland in Visual, Oral and Textual Narrations / Katla Kjartansdóttir -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777705803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Rodopi, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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