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Acts of Occupation

Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25

by (author) Janice Cavell & Jeff Noakes

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2011
Category
Polar Regions, Northern Territories (NT, NU, YT), Expeditions & Discoveries, Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774818681
    Publish Date
    Jul 2011
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774818674
    Publish Date
    Dec 2010
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774818698
    Publish Date
    Jan 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

In Acts of Occupation, historians Cavell and Noakes deliver the engrossing story of Canada’s early days of Arctic policy. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped archival sources, they show how one explorer’s self-serving ambition fueled unfounded paranoia about Denmark’s designs on the north, and ultimately served as the catalyst for Canada’s active administrative occupation of the Arctic. A compelling tale that throws new light on a transformative period in Canadian Arctic policy-making, Acts of Occupation offers much-needed historical context for contemporary debates on northern sovereignty.

About the authors

Awards

  • Short-listed, Canadian Political History Book Prize, Canadian Historical Association

Contributor Notes

Janice Cavell works in the Historical Section at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Jeff Noakes is a historian at the Canadian War Museum.

Editorial Reviews

This well-written and readable work deserves a place on the bookshelves of historians, students, and popular readers interested in the Canadian Arctic. High-quality photographs and maps add to the story of adventure, exploration, and intrigue that the authors set out to tell. Moreover, this history is both timely and important.

Arctic

This well-written and readable work deserves a place on the bookshelves of historians, students, and popular readers interested in the Canadian Arctic ... the recent flurry of books on the Canadian North has included several broad and sweeping studies of Canad's Arctic policy ... however, more detailed works that fully explore the contours of Canada's Arctic policy are required. Other historians should follow the lead of Cavell and Noakes to describe the progression of Canada's policy since the country received its Arctic Archipelago in 1880 because many historical policy issues are still germane to debates about the Arctic today.

Polar Record, Vol. 64, No. 4

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