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Ice and water : politics, peoples, and the Arctic Council
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- ISBN: 9780670065387 (bound) :
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[xiii], 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Allen Lane, 2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Place: Ice and Water -- 2. Owning the Arctic -- 3. The Cold War Chills the Arctic -- 4. The Finns Make a Move -- 5. The Canadian Initiative: The Arctic Council -- 6. A Worthwhile Canadian Initative -- 7. The Swift Wings of Truth -- 8. Into the New Millenium -- Appendix: Declaration of the Establishment of the Arctic Council |
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| Subject: | Arctic Council -- History Environmental policy -- Arctic regions -- International cooperation -- History Environmental protection -- Arctic regions -- International cooperation -- History |
| Topic Heading: | First Nation. Aboriginal. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Terrace Public Library | 363.7009 Eng (Text) | 35151000408328 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Penguin Putnam
In 1991, eight countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy: Canada, the United States, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland. This was the first step in the formation of the Arctic Council, which was formally established in 1996 to act as a high-level intergovernmental body to address social, political, and environmental issues in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples, who form a significant population in seven of the eight countriesâ Arctic regions, are involved in the council as permanent participants if they represent a single indigenous people across borders. John English explores the history and increasingly important role of the council as the Far North assumes a more important place in international politics.The Canadian embrace of co-operative multilateralism in the 90s and the jealous protection of sovereignty in 2010 reveal a difference in approach, interest, and values. Both approaches had antecedents in Canadaâs pastâthere have been Liberal unilateralism and nationalist rhetoric, tooâbut there are fundamental differences between Canadian policies in the 1990s and those adopted in the following decade. This book, part of The History of Canada series, explores the origins, creation, and development of the Arctic Council as a means of underÂstanding those differences.
