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The Arctic
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Author : Richard Vaughan
language : en
Publisher: Phoenix Mill ; Dover, N.H. : A. Sutton
Release Date : 1994
The Arctic written by Richard Vaughan and has been published by Phoenix Mill ; Dover, N.H. : A. Sutton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
As well as describing the explorers and colonists of the Arctic and the various and thwarted attempts to forge a trade route through the North-West or North-East Passages - including those by the great sixteenth-century explorer Willem Barentsz, and by Henry Hudson, who died after a mutiny and whose name lives on in Hudson Bay - the book also studies the region's indigenous inhabitants, in particular the Inuit and Samoyed peoples. Archaeological evidence of early habitation is considered, including the remarkable Whale Alley on Yttygran Island in Russia's Far East, an Arctic 'Stonehenge'. Later chapters cover the history of whaling, of the Hudson's Bay Company and other fur traders, and of the exploitation of the Arctic's natural resources. In the twentieth century exploration for the purposes of scientific research began and conservation became an important issue.
A History Of The Arctic
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Author : John McCannon
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-02-15
A History Of The Arctic written by John McCannon and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with History categories.
Bitter cold and constant snow. Polar bears, seals, and killer whales. Victor Frankenstein chasing his monstrous creation across icy terrain in a dogsled. The arctic calls to mind a myriad different images. Consisting of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, the United States, Russia, Greenland, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the arctic possesses a unique ecosystem—temperatures average negative 29 degrees Fahrenheit in winter and rarely rise above freezing in summer—and the indigenous peoples and cultures that live in the region have had to adapt to the harsh weather conditions. As global temperatures rise, the arctic is facing an environmental crisis, with melting glaciers causing grave concern around the world. But for all the renown of this frozen region, the arctic remains far from perfectly understood. In A History of the Arctic, award-winning polar historian John McCannon provides an engaging overview of the region that spans from the Stone Age to the present. McCannon discusses polar exploration and science, nation-building, diplomacy, environmental issues, and climate change, and the role indigenous populations have played in the arctic’s story. Chronicling the history of each arctic nation, he details the many failed searches for a Northwest Passage and the territorial claims that hamper use of these waterways. He also explores the resources found in the arctic—oil, natural gas, minerals, fresh water, and fish—and describes the importance they hold as these resources are depleted elsewhere, as well as the challenges we face in extracting them. A timely assessment of current diplomatic and environmental realities, as well as the dire risks the region now faces, A History of the Arctic is a thoroughly engrossing book on the past—and future—of the top of the world.
The Future History Of The Arctic
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Author : Charles Emmerson
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2010-03-02
The Future History Of The Arctic written by Charles Emmerson and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-02 with History categories.
Long at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the center of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century: energy security and the struggle for natural resources, climate change and its uncertain speed and consequences, the return of great power competition, the remaking of global trade patterns… In The Future History of the Arctic, geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area of the globe, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. He defines the forces which have shaped the Arctic's history and introduces the players in politics, business, science and society who are struggling to mold its future. The Arctic is coming of age. This engrossing book tells the story of how that is happening and how it might happen—through the stories of those who live there, those who study it, and those who will determine its destiny.
The Spectral Arctic
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Author : Shane McCorristine
language : en
Publisher: UCL Press
Release Date : 2018-05-01
The Spectral Arctic written by Shane McCorristine and has been published by UCL Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with History categories.
Visitors to the Arctic enter places that have been traditionally imagined as otherworldly. This strangeness fascinated audiences in nineteenth-century Britain when the idea of the heroic explorer voyaging through unmapped zones reached its zenith. The Spectral Arctic re-thinks our understanding of Arctic exploration by paying attention to the importance of dreams and ghosts in the quest for the Northwest Passage. The narratives of Arctic exploration that we are all familiar with today are just the tip of the iceberg: they disguise a great mass of mysterious and dimly lit stories beneath the surface. In contrast to oft-told tales of heroism and disaster, this book reveals the hidden stories of dreaming and haunted explorers, of frozen mummies, of rescue balloons, visits to Inuit shamans, and of the entranced female clairvoyants who travelled to the Arctic in search of John Franklin’s lost expedition. Through new readings of archival documents, exploration narratives, and fictional texts, these spectral stories reflect the complex ways that men and women actually thought about the far North in the past. This revisionist historical account allows us to make sense of current cultural and political concerns in the Canadian Arctic about the location of Franklin’s ships.
The Cambridge History Of The Polar Regions
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Author : Adrian Howkins
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-11
The Cambridge History Of The Polar Regions written by Adrian Howkins and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-11 with History categories.
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions is a landmark collection drawing together the history of the Arctic and Antarctica from the earliest times to the present. Structured as a series of thematic chapters, an international team of scholars offer a range of perspectives from environmental history, the history of science and exploration, cultural history, and the more traditional approaches of political, social, economic, and imperial history. The volume considers the centrality of Indigenous experience and the urgent need to build action in the present on a thorough understanding of the past. Using historical research based on methods ranging from archives and print culture to archaeology and oral histories, these essays provide fresh analyses of the discovery of Antarctica, the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, the fate of the Norse colony in Greenland, the origins of the Antarctic Treaty, and much more. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of our planet.
Polar Imperative
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Author : Shelagh D. Grant
language : en
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2011-03-11
Polar Imperative written by Shelagh D. Grant and has been published by D & M Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-11 with History categories.
Based on Shelagh Grant’s groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent’s polar regions. This engaging, timely history examines: the unfolding implications of major climate changes the impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoples the current high-stakes game for control over the adjacent waters of Alaska, Arctic Canada and Greenland the events, issues and strategies that have influenced claims to authority over the lands and waters of the North American Arctic, from the arrival of the first inhabitants around 3,000 BCE to the present sovereignty from a comparative point of view within North America and parallel situations in the European and Asian Arctic This book will become a standard reference on Arctic history and will redefine North Americans’ understanding of the sovereign rights and responsibilities of Canada’s northernmost region.
The Last Imaginary Place
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Author : Robert McGhee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
The Last Imaginary Place written by Robert McGhee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Arctic regions categories.
"I began to write this book as an attempt to understand our vision of the Arctic as a world apart, a place where past and present merge in a distant and compelling land of brilliant light." - Robert McGhee We are all familiar with the typical images presented of the Arctic: a cold barren land, the people who live in a harsh, unforgiving environment, an existence reliant on the old ways, all of which is totally foreign to most of us. The Last Imaginary Place is a comprehensive, enlightening look at one of the most culturally rich and mysterious areas of our world. As curator of one of the world's leading museums of human history (Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa), author Robert McGhee is an expert on the North. McGhee takes us on a thoroughly researched journey into every aspect of this region: its people, past civilizations, landscape, culture, and history. He delves into the changing face of the Arctic culture and the factors that have ushered in change: the end of the Cold War, the end of colonialism, and the rise of the aboriginal rights movement. Troubled with generations of social problems, economic instability and questions of environmental change, the face of the North is bound to change ever more drastically in the new millennium. Accompanied by contemporary and archival images, The Last Imaginary Place promises to be informative, enlightening; a must-read for anyone interested in this captivating part of the world, its history, and its people.
An Account Of The Arctic Regions
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Author : William Scoresby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1820
An Account Of The Arctic Regions written by William Scoresby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1820 with Arctic regions categories.
Nineteenth century classic on whaling, geography and natural history of northern waters. Appendices include meteorological tables; a chronological list of voyages, 861-1819; list of plants found in Spitsbergen; Acts of Parliament regarding whaling; dimensions of whaling ships; etc.
The Wonders Of The Arctic World
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Author : Epes Sargent
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1873
The Wonders Of The Arctic World written by Epes Sargent and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1873 with Arctic regions categories.
History of exploration, particularly North American arctic, and search for North-west Passage. Section on Hall's Polaris expedition (p.568-651) contains lengthy extracts from diary of John Harron, steward of Polaris.
The Arctic
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Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Arctic written by William Henry Davenport Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Arctic regions categories.