Canada's Changing North: Carleton Library Number 55

Wonders, William C.

ISBN 10: 0771097557 / ISBN 13: 9780771097553

Published by McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1971

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Good Condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Canada's Changing North: Carleton Library Number 55
• Publisher: McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0771097557
• ISBN 13: 9780771097553
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

When Canada's Changing North was first published in 1971, it quickly became a popular and reliable overview of the geography and culture of the Canadian North. In the three decades since it first appeared, great changes have occurred in this huge region that makes up two thirds of Canada's total area. This revised and expanded edition provides a new generation with a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the Canadian North and outlines how this region has become increasingly integrated into both the Canadian national fabric and the world. the legal recognition of aboriginal rights by the Canadian state, which has led directly to significant increases in their political and economic power. It also examines how economic development, which has long focused on non-renewable natural resources, particularly minerals, has grown to an enormous scale. Development of arctic oil and gas, which hinges on world supplies and national and international politics, has meant major changes across the North. Some of the new national parks in the Canadian North are already under threat from mineral development. Northern tourism has made it possible for a wide variety of affluent visitors to visit hitherto remote areas, affecting the ecology. The final selection, on northern challenges, discusses critical issues such as the impact of climatic change, the social needs (e.g. housing, education) of a rapidly increasing aboriginal population, environmental protection of unique regions, and defence of Arctic sovereignty. Of the 62 readings in this edition, 41 are new.