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Book SynopsisLock, Stock, and Icebergs recounts the events, pressures, and behind-the-scenes negotiations that shaped Canada’s legal claim to the Northwest Passage and the waters of the Arctic Archipelago.
Trade ReviewLock, Stock and Icebergs sets a new standard for Canadian Arctic policy studies. Not everyone in this country will agree with or be pleased by what the author has to say. But every one of us who is interested in the Arctic stands to gain by coming to terms with his take on a theme that’s in danger of becoming stale. And if somehow a good number of us were to become critically aware of the information, perspectives, and insights that are on offer here, the quality of Canadian public debate about the Arctic would improve, perhaps greatly. All along, the rigour and ease displayed by Adam Lajeunesse in delving into the governmental side of Canadian Arctic policy-making are a challenge to those who would do the same. -- Franklyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto * Arctic *
…this book [is] an indispensable and major contribution to the literature and discussions on Canadian Arctic maritime sovereignty claims, most importantly the contested Northwest Passage … Lajeunesse not only provides a solid explanation of the subject’s historiographical debates, he offers a new perspective that enriches the debate.
-- Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel, Creighton University * The International Journal of Maritime History *
Lajeunesse’s study should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the history of Canada’s Arctic policy and the basis of its Arctic maritime sovereignty. This book should also prove useful to policy-makers. As Lajeunesse has shown, holes remain in the sovereignty tapestry that covers Canada’s Arctic waters. Questions will continue to arise. In providing a window into the past developments that have shaped Canadian legal thinking and Arctic policy, Lajeunesse has done a great service for those engaging in future discussions, deliberations, and debates about these issues.
-- Peter Kikkert, Sheridan College * International Journal *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1 The Origins of Canada’s Arctic Maritime Sovereignty
2 The Early Cold War and the End of Splendid Isolation
3 Continental Defence and Straight Baselines
4 Working with the Americans in the Arctic
5 The Nuclear Submarine and Early Arctic Operations
6 Canada’s Law of the Sea Priorities
7 The Manhattan Crisis and the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
8 Securing the Canadian Claim: Defence and Diplomacy
9 Canada and the Third UN Law of the Sea Conference
10 The Cold War under Ice
11 The Establishment of Straight Baselines
12 Unfinished Business
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
