Canada's role as world power and its sense of itself in the global landscape has been largely shaped and defined over the past 100 years by the changing policies and personalities in the...
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Author: Donaghy, Greg, Carroll, Michael K.Summary:
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Author: Lackenbauer, P. WhitneySummary:
The Canadian Rangers stand sentinel in the farthest reaches of our country. For more than six decades, this dedicated group of citizen-soldiers has quietly served as Canada's eyes, ears, and voice...
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Author: Zellen, Barry ScottSummary:
In this timely new book, international scholars and military professionals come together to explore the strategic consequences of the thawing of the Arctic. Their analyses of efforts by...
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Author: Lackenbauer, P Whitney, Heidt, DanielSummary:
"The first comprehensive study of the Canada-U.S. Joint Arctic Weather Stations, systematically analyzing large- and small-scale aspects from scientific diplomacy to site logistics to understand...
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Author: Griffiths, Franklyn, Huebert, Rob, Lackenbauer, P. WhitneySummary:
Global warming has had a dramatic impact on the Arctic environment, including the ice melt that has opened previously ice-covered waterways. State and non-state actors who look to the region and...
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Author: Taylor, Andrew, Heidt, Daniel, Lackenbauer, WhitneySummary:
In "Two Years Below the Horn," engineer Andrew Taylor vividly recounts his experiences and accomplishments during Operation Tabarin, a landmark British expedition to Antarctica to establish...
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Author: Smith, Gordon W., Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Smith, Tom and NellSummary:
Gordon W. Smith, PhD, dedicated much of his life to researching Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic. A historian by training, his 1952 dissertation from Columbia University on “The Historical and...
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Author: Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Lajeunesse, Adam, Lasserre, Frederic, Manicom, JamesSummary:
China’s Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China’s increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and...
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Author: Coates, Ken S., Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Morrion, William R., Poelzer, GregSummary:
A hard-hitting, timely, and provocative book about the history and future of the Canadian Arctic. With passion and sharp words, Arctic Front confronts Canada's longstanding neglect of the Far...
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Author: Posluns, Michael, Asfeldt, Morten, Henderson, Bob, Hodgins, Bruce W., Osborne, S.L., Karram, Kerry, Coates, Ken S., Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Morrion, William R., Poelzer, Greg, Dalton, Anthony, Troubetzkoy, Alexis S., Hamilton, John David, Coutu Radmore, Claudia, Seeger, PeteSummary:
This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic...
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Author: Heidt, Daniel, Coates, Colin M., Poti, Kim, Poitras, Daniel, Thompson, Philippe, Martel, Marcel, Gohier, Maxime, Miller, J.R., Martel, Marcel, Coates, Colin, Paquet, Martin, Gohier, Maxime, Buckner, Phillip, Wardhaugh, Robert, Ferguson, Barry, Roy, Patricia, Lackenbauer, P. Whitney, Coates, Ken S., Waiser, Bill, Blake, Raymond B., Legare, AndreSummary:
Plusieurs croient que le 1er juillet 1867 représente la date de la Confédération canadienne, le jour de la création du nouveau pays. Mais le processus ne faisait que s'amorcer en 1867. Du petit...