Northern Canada's distinctive landscapes, its complex social
relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary
political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled
recent scholarly discussion. At the same time, both the media and
the wider public have shown increasing interest in the region. This
timely volume extends our understanding of the environmental
history of northern Canada - clarifying both its practice and
promise, and providing critical perspectives on current public
debates. Ice Blink provides opportunities to consider critical
issues in other disciplines and geographic contexts. Contributors
also examine whether distinctive approaches to environmental
history are required when studying the Canadian North, and consider
a range of broader questions. What, if anything, sets the study of
environmental history in particular regions apart from its study
elsewhere? Do environmental historians require regionally-specific
research practices? How can the study of environmental history take
into consideration the relations between Indigenous peoples, the
environment, and the state? How can the history of regions be
placed most effectively within transnational and circumpolar
contexts? How relevant are historical approaches to contemporary
environmental issues? Scholars from universities in Canada, the
United States and Britain contribute to this examination of the
relevance of historical study for contemporary arctic and
sub-arctic issues, especially environmental challenges, security
and sovereignty, indigenous politics and the place of science in
northern affairs. By asking such questions, the volume offers
lessons about the general practice of environmental history and
engages an international body of scholarship that addresses the
value of regional and interdisciplinary approaches. Crucially,
however, it makes a distinctive contribution to the field of
Canadian environmental history by identifying new areas of research
and exploring how international scholarly developments might play
out in the Canadian context. With contributions by: Tina Adcock,
Stephen Bocking, Emilie Cameron, Hans M. Carlson, Marionne Cronin,
Matthew Farish, Arn Keeling, P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Tina Loo, Paul
Nadasdy, Jonathan Peyton, Liza Piper, John Sandlos, Andrew Stuhl
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