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Performing Arctic Sovereignty - Policy and Visual Narratives (Hardcover)
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Performing Arctic Sovereignty - Policy and Visual Narratives (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Polar Regions
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The Arctic is 5.5 million square miles and has been inhabited by
humans for thousands of years, yet it is still a frontier of
development. But who owns the Arctic? This book charts the history
of performances of sovereignty over the Arctic in the policy and
visual representations of the US, Canada and Russia. Focusing on
narratives of the effective occupation of territory found in
postage stamps, it offers a novel analysis of Arctic sovereignty.
Issues such as climate change, plastics pollution and resource
development continue to impact the future of this space centred
around the North Pole. Who is responsible for the region? This book
examines how countries have absorbed Arctic territory into their
national consciousness, examining the choice of, and use of,
symbols and images in postage stamps. It looks at the story of how
these countries have represented their Arctic frontiers and
territorial peripheries. The book argues that the performance of
policy in these regions has caused relative sovereignty to become a
reality. It provides an intriguing account of how these countries
have, in their distinctive ways, established, legitimised and
reinforced their political authority in these regions. This book
will appeal to Geographers and is recommended supplementary reading
for students in political history and regional studies of the
North.
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