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Science and the Canadian Arctic by Professor Levere, Trevor H: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1993-02-26
- Pages
- 456
- ISBN
- 9780521419338
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521419336
ISBN-13
9780521419338
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1099490
Product Key Features
Book Title
Science and the Canadian Arctic : a Century of Exploration, 1818-1920
Number of Pages
456 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
Polar Regions, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
29.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-012570
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
' ... this extensively researched book is both a readable and recommended addition to the bookshelf'.The Geographical Journal, "...could serve as a textbook for history students. ...contains a wealth of meticulously documented information." Theresa Ani^D'skowicz, Canadian Geographic, "...Levere has succeeded brilliantly...a captivating and well-researched history of the science carried out in the Canadian Arctic during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Hannah Gay, Canadian Historical Review, "Levere's book is the first comprehensive examination of scientific activity in the Canadian arctic islands from 1818 to 1918, and it is truly an impressive work. Drawing on a masterful understanding of the physical and natural sciences and an exhaustive reading of the various sources, Levere has produced a richly informed assessment of the motives underlying arctic science, the investigators and their activities, and the discoveries and advances. Little is overlooked. Levere is just as comfortable discussing techniques and instruments as he is personalities and politics. The story is also amply supplemented by maps, sketches, and photographs that nicely complement the text....Levere is to be commended for what should quickly prove to be the standard reference work on the subject. He has tackled a formidable project and produced a fine piece of scholarship on the Arctic." W. A. Waiser, American Historical Review, ' … this extensively researched book is both a readable and recommended addition to the bookshelf'. The Geographical Journal, ""...a rich and absorbing record of the tensions and rivalries underlying nineteenth-century scientific endeavors throughout the Arctic region. The conflicting claims of painstaking investigative study and territorial ambitions are well highlighted..."' Times Literary Supplement, July 29, 1994, "...an impressive display of wide and well-integrated scholarship...interestingly and copiously illustrated..." The Northern Mariner, "In history it is essential to tell the story, providing the opulent complexity that comes from extensive reading in the primary printed sources and in the manuscripts. Levere does this...Levere will edify you and engage you." Gregory A. Good, Science, ' ... this extensively researched book is both a readable and recommended addition to the bookshelf'. The Geographical Journal, "Trevor Levere's brilliant, extremely wide-ranging study of science in arctic Canada leaves almost no stone unturned...imparts information regarding the early background and more recent developments and discoveries in subjects as diverse as geology, mineralogy, hydrography, meteorology, goemagnetism, astronomy...an extremely valuable survey and reference work, an open sesame to almost any subject, covers the political, social, military and economic contexts of science in the northern half of North America. It is a must for every major library..." C. Stuart Houston, Book Reviews, ‘ … this extensively researched book is both a readable and recommended addition to the bookshelf’.The Geographical Journal
Dewey Decimal
508.7/19/09034
Table Of Content
Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1. Science and the Navy; 2. The Navy and the Northwest Passage after the Napoleonic Wars: 1817-34; 3. Overland to the Arctic, surveyors and naturalists: the Royal Navy and the Hudson's Bay Company; 4. Mid-century: the Admiralty manual and the state of Arctic science; 5. Constructive rivalry: the Navy and the Hudson's Bay Company: John Franklin and the search expeditions; 6. The Arctic crusade: national pride, international affairs, and science; 7. Science north: the British Arctic Expedition 1875-6; 8. From nationalism to internationalism in science: the International Polar Year 1882-3; 9. Science without borders, or scientific territory: imperialism and emergent nationalism before 1918; 10. New lands and seas: Vilhjalmur Stefansson: science, territory and government; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
This is a study of the nature and role of science in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic. It covers the century that began with the British Royal Naval expeditions of 1818 and ends with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918. Professor Levere focuses on the imperialistic dimensions and nationalistic aspirations that informed arctic science, and situates its rise in the context of economic and military history of nineteenth and early twentieth century Europe and North America. Accessibly written and prodigously researched, Science and the Canadian Arctic should appeal to an audience of historians, environmental scientists, and anyone interested in the Arctic., This is a study of the nature and role of science in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic. It covers the century that began with the British Royal Naval expeditions of 1818 and ended with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-18. Professor Levere focuses on the imperialistic dimensions and nationalistic aspirations that informed arctic science, and situates its rise in the context of economic and military history of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe and North America. Accessibly written and prodigiously researched, Science and the Canadian Arctic is of interest to an audience of historians, environmental scientists and anyone interested in the Arctic., This is a study of science in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic. It covers the century that began with the British Royal Naval expeditions of 1818 and ended with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-18.
LC Classification Number
Q115 .L554 1993
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