Inuit outside the Arctic
Title | Inuit outside the Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | Tekke Klaas Terpstra |
Publisher | Barkhuis |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2015-07-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9491431870 |
This book first and foremost looks into experiences of Greenlanders in Denmark, and in addition offers a Canadian comparative perspective. It presents my representation of Greenlanders in Denmark/Inuit in southern Canada. It is heavily based on interviews with Inuit, but presented in this publication through my eyes. This book uses discussions on Arctic urbanization, migration and perceptions to comprehend experiences of Greenlanders in Denmark and places these experiences into a broader context by referring to experiences in Canada as well.
Inuit Outside the Arctic
Title | Inuit Outside the Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | Tekke Klaas Terpstra |
Publisher | Barkhuis |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2015-04-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9492444232 |
his book first and foremost looks into experiences of Greenlanders in Denmark, and in addition offers a Canadian comparative perspective. It presents my representation of Greenlanders in Denmark/Inuit in southern Canada. It is heavily based on interviews with Inuit, but presented in this publication through my eyes. This book uses discussions on Arctic urbanization, migration and perceptions to comprehend experiences of Greenlanders in Denmark and places these experiences into a broader context by referring to experiences in Canada as well.
Unfreezing the Arctic
Title | Unfreezing the Arctic PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Stuhl |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2016-11-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 022641664X |
This rich portrait of Arctic science, informed by ethnographic fieldwork and Inuit perspective, speaks to the interplay of science and international politics. It looks at episodes of exploration, colonial control, exchanges with indigenous populations, and the process of knowledge gathering on the Arctic s natural and living resources. Andrew Stuhl s compelling narrative weaves together distinct episodes into a backstory for what some have wrongly called the unprecedented transformations in the circumpolar basin today. "Unfreezing the Arctic" is among the first books to undertake a sustained examination of scientific activity in the Arctic across the long twentieth century, and it will be warmly welcomed by anyone interested in the commingled political, economic, and social histories of transboundary regions the world over."
White Lies about the Inuit
Title | White Lies about the Inuit PDF eBook |
Author | John Steckley |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781551118758 |
In this lively book, designed specifically for introductory students, Steckley unpacks three white lies: the myth that there are fifty-two words for snow, that there are blond, blue-eyed Inuit descended from the Vikings, and that the Inuit send off their elders to die on ice floes.
The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty
Title | The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty PDF eBook |
Author | Jessica M. Shadian |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2014-01-10 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317915615 |
Interest in Arctic politics is on the rise. While recent accounts of the topic place much emphasis on climate change or a new geopolitics of the region, the history of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and Arctic politics reaches back much further in time. Drawing out the complex relationship between domestic, Arctic, international and transnational Inuit politics, this book is the first in-depth account of the political history of the ICC. It recognises the politics of Inuit and the Arctic as longstanding and intricate elements of international relations. Beginning with European exploration of the region and concluding with recent debates over ownership of the Arctic, the book unfolds the history of a polity that has overcome colonization and attempted assimilation to emerge as a political actor which has influenced both Artic and global governance. This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of Arctic politics, indigenous affairs, IR theory and environmental politics.
Do You See Ice?
Title | Do You See Ice? PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Routledge |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2018-12-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 022658013X |
Many Americans imagine the Arctic as harsh, freezing, and nearly uninhabitable. The living Arctic, however—the one experienced by native Inuit and others who work and travel there—is a diverse region shaped by much more than stereotype and mythology. Do You See Ice? presents a history of Arctic encounters from 1850 to 1920 based on Inuit and American accounts, revealing how people made sense of new or changing environments. Routledge vividly depicts the experiences of American whalers and explorers in Inuit homelands. Conversely, she relates stories of Inuit who traveled to the northeastern United States and were similarly challenged by the norms, practices, and weather they found there. Standing apart from earlier books of Arctic cultural research—which tend to focus on either Western expeditions or Inuit life—Do You See Ice? explores relationships between these two groups in a range of northern and temperate locations. Based on archival research and conversations with Inuit Elders and experts, Routledge’s book is grounded by ideas of home: how Inuit and Americans often experienced each other’s countries as dangerous and inhospitable, how they tried to feel at home in unfamiliar places, and why these feelings and experiences continue to resonate today. The author intends to donate all royalties from this book to the Elders’ Room at the Angmarlik Center in Pangnirtung, Nunavut.
Arctic Dreams and Nightmares
Title | Arctic Dreams and Nightmares PDF eBook |
Author | Alootook Ipellie |
Publisher | Penticton, B.C. : Theytus Books |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
20 short stories accompanied by pen and ink drawings interpreting the mythological and contemporary world of this Inuk artist/author.