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Acts of Occupation : Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780774818681
- ISBN-10: 0774818689
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Publish Date: July 2011
- Page Count: 308
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