Dangerous passage: issues in the Arctic 1897045131, 9781554881406, 9781897045138

Over the five hundred or so years that man searched for an elusive sea passage from Europe to Asia through the North Ame

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Dangerous passage: issues in the Arctic
1897045131, 9781554881406, 9781897045138

The loss of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened concerns about the re

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In recent years the view has emerged that the Inuit were coerced by the Canadian government into abandoning life in scat

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Strike at Prudhoe Bay State no. 1 -- No cream puff -- Submarines, blimps, trains, and ships -- "Bienvenu dans ces e

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This is the first book to exclusively address tourism and indigenous peoples in the circumpolar North. It examines how t

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The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exi

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This book is about the North as a frontier, and about Canada's relations with the world beyond that frontier. It is

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The world-renowned filmmaker, artist, and critical theorist Trinh T. Minh-ha discusses the potentials and impact of new

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Katherine Grandjean shows that the English conquest of New England was not just a matter of consuming territory, of tran

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Studies the history of the search for the Northwest Passage including voyages by Ross, Buchan, Parry, Franklin, McClure

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