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Winner of the 2011 Lionel Gelber Prize
Winner of the 2011 J. W. Dafoe Book Prize
Nominated for the 2010 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize
Nominated for the 2011 Sir John A. Macdonald Prize
Nominated for the Lela Common Book Prize for Canadian History
Based on Shelagh Grant's groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent's polar regions. This engaging, timely history examines the unfolding implications of major climate changes; the impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoples; the current high-stakes game for control over the adjacent waters of Alaska, Arctic Canada and Greenland; the events, issues and strategies that have influenced claims to authority over the lands and waters of the North American Arctic, from the arrival of the first inhabitants around 3,000 BCE to the present; and sovereignty from a comparative point of view within North America and parallel situations in the European and Asian Arctic.
Polar Imperative is a definitive reference on Arctic history and will redefine North Americans' understanding of the sovereign rights and responsibilities of this northernmost region.

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Grant knows this stuff better than anyone and has always told her complex tales well. &#8212 Toronto Star Despite seeking to inform a public audience, Grant's scholarship provides a richly footnoted argument accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography. Copiously and imaginatively illustrated. Highly recommended. &#8212 Choice Magazine , an ALA publication Grant's Polar Imperative is the first really detailed study of 200 years of North American sovereignty in the Arctic...with excellent documentation of American, Danish, British and Norwegian histories. &#8212 Globe & Mail Rippled with adventure, this essential reading is an authoritative history for anyone interested in understanding why the world's attention is shifting to the Arctic. &#8212Lionel Gelber Prize Jury

Grant knows this stuff better than anyone and has always told her complex tales well. - Toronto Star Despite seeking to inform a public audience, Grant's scholarship provides a richly footnoted argument accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography. Copiously and imaginatively illustrated. Highly recommended. - Choice Magazine , an ALA publication Grant's Polar Imperative is the first really detailed study of 200 years of North American sovereignty in the Arctic...with excellent documentation of American, Danish, British and Norwegian histories. - Globe & Mail Rippled with adventure, this essential reading is an authoritative history for anyone interested in understanding why the world's attention is shifting to the Arctic. &#8212Lionel Gelber Prize Jury

""Grant knows this stuff better than anyone and has always told her complex tales well.""—""Toronto Star"" ""Despite seeking to inform a public audience, Grant's scholarship provides a richly footnoted argument accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography. Copiously and imaginatively illustrated. Highly recommended."" —""Choice Magazine"", an ALA publication ""Grant's Polar Imperative is the first really detailed study of 200 years of North American sovereignty in the Arctic...with excellent documentation of American, Danish, British and Norwegian histories.""—""Globe & Mail"" ""Rippled with adventure, this essential reading is an authoritative history for anyone interested in understanding why the world's attention is shifting to the Arctic.""&#8212Lionel Gelber Prize Jury

Grant knows this stuff better than anyone and has always told her complex tales well. &#8212 Toronto Star <br><br> Despite seeking to inform a public audience, Grant's scholarship provides a richly footnoted argument accompanied by a comprehensive bibliography. Copiously and imaginatively illustrated. Highly recommended. &#8212 Choice Magazine , an ALA publication<br><br> Grant's Polar Imperative is the first really detailed study of 200 years of North American sovereignty in the Arctic...with excellent documentation of American, Danish, British and Norwegian histories. &#8212 Globe & Mail <br><br> Rippled with adventure, this essential reading is an authoritative history for anyone interested in understanding why the world's attention is shifting to the Arctic. &#8212Lionel Gelber Prize Jury<br>

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