Polar imperative : a history of Arctic sovereignty in North America / Shelagh D. Grant.

Author/creator Grant, Shelagh D.
Format Book
Publication InfoVancouver : Douglas & McIntyre, ©2010.
Descriptionxiv, 540 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Defining the parameters -- First inhabitants, 3000 BC-1500 AD -- Merchants and monarchs, 1500-1814 -- The British admiralty and the Arctic, 1818-53 -- Purchase of Alaska, 1818-67 -- Sale of Rupert's Land, 1870 -- British transfer of the Arctic Islands, 1870-1900 -- Perfecting sovereign titles, 1900-38 -- World War II, 1939-45 -- Postwar and Cold War, 1946-91 -- Arctic oil and Aboriginal rights, 1960-2004 -- Beginning of a new era -- Conflicts and challenges.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [511]-518) and index.
ISBN9781553654186
ISBN1553654188

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Joyner General Stacks F1090.5 .G73 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold