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From the arrival of the earliest humans to the very latest scientific controversies, the environmental history of Canada and Arctic North America is dramatic, diverse, and crucial for the very survival of the human race. Packed with key facts and analysis, this expert guide explores the complex interplay between human societies and the environment from the Aleutian Islands to the Grand Banks and from the Great Lakes to the Arctic IslandsHow has the challenging environment of America's most northerly regionsowith some areas still dominated by native peoplesohelped shape politics and trade? What have been the consequences of European contact with this region and its indigenous inhabitants? How did natives and newcomers cope with, and change this vast and forbidding territory? Can a perspective on the past help us in grappling with the conflict between oil exploration and wilderness preservation on the North Slope of Alaska? This unique work charts the regionis environmental history from prehistory to modern times and is essential reading for students and experts alike.
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Canada and Arctic North America
2008, ABC-CLIO, ABC-CLIO, LLC
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Canada and Arctic North America: An Environmental History (Nature and Human Societies)
November 10, 2006, ABC-CLIO
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