Mehr zum Titel: | Defining the parameters -- First inhabitants, 3000 BC-1500 AD -- Merchants and monarchs, 1500-1814 -- The British admiralty and the Arctic, 1818-53 -- Purchase of Alaska, 1818-67 -- Sale of Rupert's Land, 1870 -- British transfer of the Arctic Islands, 1870-1900 -- Perfecting sovereign titles, 1900-38 -- World War II, 1939-45 -- Postware and Cold War, 1946-91 -- Arctic oil and Aboriginal rights, 1960-2004 -- Beginning of a new era -- Conflicts and challenges. Part I: Setting the Stage. - 1 Defining the Parameters 5. - 2 First Inhabitants, 3000 bc-1500 ad 25. - 3 Merchants and Monarchs, 1500-1814 55. - Part II: The Nineteenth Century. - 4 The British Admiralty and the Arctic, 1818-53 97. - 5 Purchase of Alaska, 1818-67 115. - 6 Sale of Rupert's Land, 1870 135. - 7 British Transfer of the Arctic Islands, 1870-1900 155. - Part III: The Twentieth Century . - 8 Perfecting Sovereign Titles, 1900-38 193. - 9 World War ii, 1939-45 247. - 10 Postwar and Cold War, 1946-91 285. - 11 Arctic Oil and Aboriginal Rights, 1960-2004 339. - Part IV: The Twenty-first Century . - 12 Beginning of a New Era 405. - 13 Conflicts and Challenges 435 |
Inhalt: | Part I: Setting the Stage. - 1 Defining the Parameters 5. - 2 First Inhabitants, 3000 bc-1500 ad 25. - 3 Merchants and Monarchs, 1500-1814 55. - Part II: The Nineteenth Century. - 4 The British Admiralty and the Arctic, 1818-53 97. - 5 Purchase of Alaska, 1818-67 115. - 6 Sale of Rupert's Land, 1870 135. - 7 British Transfer of the Arctic Islands, 1870-1900 155. - Part III: The Twentieth Century . - 8 Perfecting Sovereign Titles, 1900-38 193. - 9 World War ii, 1939-45 247. - 10 Postwar and Cold War, 1946-91 285. - 11 Arctic Oil and Aboriginal Rights, 1960-2004 339. - Part IV: The Twenty-first Century . - 12 Beginning of a New Era 405. - 13 Conflicts and Challenges 435 |