From Far & Wide

Peter Pigott

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Altri dati

Formato:
Hardback
Editore:
Natural Heritage Books
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
296
Dimensioni:
155 X 230
Codice EAN:
9781554889877
Generi:
History, America History, Modern History History, History-Reference & Study Science & Nature, Geography & Earth Sciences
Altre informazioni:
illustrations
Prezzo di copertina:
£ 20,00

I contenuti

Is the Canadian North a state of mind or simply the lands & waters above the 60th parallel? In searching for the ill-fated Franklin Expedition in the 19th century, Britain's Royal Navy mapped & charted most of the Arctic Archipelago. In 1874 Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie agreed to take up sovereignty of all the Arctic, if only to keep the United States & Tsarist Russia out. But as the dominion expanded east & west, the North was forgotten. Besides a few industries, its potential was unknown. It was as one Canadian said - for later. There was not much need to send police or military expeditions to the North. Not only was there little tribal warfare between the Inuit or First Nations, but there were few white settlers to protect & the forts were mainly trading posts. Thus, in the early 20th century, Canada's Arctic was less known than Sudan or South Africa. This book recounts exclusively the historic activities of the Canadian military in Canada's North.

Indice

Introduction: Mutating Identities & New Relationships; Anglo-Quebecois Theatre: From Commiseration to Celebration; The Un-solitary Worlds of Monreal Dancec; Film in Quebec: The Reel Story; Visual Arts: From Painting to Performance Collectives; The Roots of Montreal Music; DIY & Die!: Building Monteal's Indie Music Scene(s); Efin Visibles! Quebec's Literary Community.