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The Joint Arctic Weather Stations - Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,422
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The Joint Arctic Weather Stations - Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972 (Hardcover): Daniel Heidt, P.Whitney...

The Joint Arctic Weather Stations - Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972 (Hardcover)

Daniel Heidt, P.Whitney Lackenbauer

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The Joint Arctic Weather Stations were five meteorological and scientific monitoring stations constructed at Resolute, Eureka, Mould Bay, Isachsen, and Alert with the cooperation of the Canadian Department of Transport's meteorological branch and the United States Weather Bureau. From 1947 to the early 1970s as few as four Canadians and four Americans worked and lived at each of the four satellite stations, observing and collecting scientific data.This is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations, a project that profoundly shaped state activates and scientific inquiry in the Arctic Archipelago. Drawing on extensive archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews with former employees, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations analyzes the diplomatic, scientific, social, military, and environmental dimensions of the program alongside each station as a nexus of state planning and personal agency. Contrary to previous scholarship, The Joint Arctic Weather Stations reveals that Canadian officials sought-and achieved-a firm policy that afforded effective control of Canada's Arctic while enjoying the advantages of American contribution to the joint meteorological program. It explores the changing ways science was conducted over time and how the details of everyday life at remote stations, from the climate to leisure activities to debates over alcohol, hunting, and leadership, shaped the program's effectiveness. An exploration of the full duration of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations from high-level planning and diplomacy to personal interactions in the stations makes this book an essential exploration of collaborative polar science in the North American Arctic.

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Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Country of origin: Canada
Release date: April 2022
Authors: Daniel Heidt • P.Whitney Lackenbauer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 51mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 978-1-77385-276-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of other lands
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 1-77385-276-0
Barcode: 9781773852768

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