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The Danish expeditions to Greenland in 1605, 1606, and 1607 to which is added, Captain James Hall's voyage to Greenland in 1612 /

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Whose North? political change, political development, and self-government in the Northwest Territories / by Dickerson, M. O., 1934-

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The News at the Ends of the Earth : The Print Culture of Polar Exploration / by Blum, Hester

Table of Contents: “…Extreme printing -- Arctic news -- Antarctic imprints -- Dead letter reckoning -- Inuit knowledge and Charles Francis Hall.…”
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The archaeology of Native North America / by Snow, Dean R., 1940-, Gonlin, Nancy, Siegel, Peter E.

Table of Contents: “…Eurasian origins -- The peopling of America -- Archaic cultures -- The Arctic and Subarctic -- Moundbuilders of the Eastern Woodlands -- The Mississippians -- The Northeastern forests -- The interior West -- The greater Southwest -- The West Coast -- The Gulf Rim and the Caribbean Islands -- Mesoamerica -- Archaeology in the modern world.…”
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From Arabia to the Pacific : How our Species Colonised Asia / by Dennell, Robin

Table of Contents: “…Humans on the Edge of Asia: The Arctic, Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Islands -- Chapter 12. …”
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The world in which we occur John Dewey, pragmatist ecology, and American ecological writing in the twentieth century / by Browne, Neil W.

Table of Contents: “…An arc of discovery: John Muir's my first summer in the Sierra -- The form of the new: pragmatist ecology and Sea of Cortez -- Rachel Carson's Marginal world: pragmatist ecology, aesthetics, and ethics -- The coldest scholar on Earth: silence and work in John Haines's The stars, the snow, the fire -- Northern imagination, wonder, politics, and pragmatist ecology in Barry Lopez's Arctic dreams.…”
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Trying-out an anatomy of Dutch whaling and sealing in the nineteenth century, 1815-1885 / by Schokkenbroek, J. C. A. (Joost C. A.), 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Dutch whaling and sealing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- King Willem I and the premium system (1815-1855) -- Nineteenth-century Dutch whaling in the South Seas (1827-1849) -- Nineteenth-century Dutch whaling and sealing in the Arctic (1815-1885) -- Ships and men : driving and floating forces -- Clients, commodities, and distribution -- Profitability of Dutch involvement in the whaling and sealing industries.…”
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In-situ burning for oil spill countermeasures / by Fingas, Merv

Table of Contents: “…chapter 1 In-Situ Burning: An Update -- chapter 2 Burning on Land and Wetlands -- chapter 3 In-Situ Burning on Ice, Snow or in the Arctic -- chapter 4 In-Situ Burning Operations during the Deepwater Horizon Spill -- chapter 5 The Newfoundland Offshore Burn Experiment -- chapter 6 The Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Resulting from In-Situ Oil Burns.…”
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Common or divided security? : German and Norwegian perspectives on Euro-Atlantic security /

Table of Contents: “…How the digital space affects national and international security / Kristin Hemmer Mørkestøl -- An Arctic home? The Arctic policies of Norway and Russia / Geir Flikke -- Challenges to the rule of law : EU-US counter-terrorism cooperation / Annegret Bendiek -- [III] The Euro-Atlantic security framework -- Becoming a responsible leader? …”
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The Scandinavian early modern world : a global historical archaeology / by Monié Nordin, Jonas, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Situating Scandinavia in the Early Modern World -- Chapter 2: At Sea to Distant Waters: Silver, Spices, Whales and the Making of a Scandinavian, Arctic, and Indian World -- Chapter 3: Living, Producing, and Industrializing in the Early-Modern World -- Chapter 4: The Alluring North: Tying Northern Scandinavia to the global world -- Chapter 5: In America and back: Connecting the Atlantic -- Chapter 6: On the Gold Coast: Material, Political, and Social Entanglement between West Africa and Scandinavia -- Chapter 7: People and Colonial Spaces: The Caribbean and Scandinavia Revisited -- Chapter 8: Toxic Modernity: Connecting Past and Present.…”
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Maritime Cabotage Law / by Akpan, Aniekan

Table of Contents: “…Blumenthal 9.1.6 Recent Rulings of United States Customs and Border Protection 9.1.7 Analysing the merchant marine act 1920 9.2 Canada : Coasting Trade Act 1992, Canadian Shipping Act, Part X, 1936 9.2.1 Judicial decisions arising from Canadian cabotage law 9.2.2 The RV Northern Access 9.2.3 Concluding Analysis of the Canadian Maritime Cabotage Law and Policy 9.3 Nigeria: Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act No. 5 of 2003 9.3.1 Judicial Decisions from The Nigerian Cabotage Law 11.3.2 ISAN and Pokat V MBX 9.3.3 Noble Drilling v NIMASA and Minister of Transport 9.3.4 Polmaz Limited v Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 9.3.5 Analysis on Nigerian Maritime Cabotage Law 9.4 Indonesia: Maritime Law No.17 of 2008 9.5 Japan: Ship Law No. 46 of 1899 9.6 The Peoples Republic of China: Maritime Code of the Peoples Republic of China 1992 9.7 Federative Republic of Brazil: Federal Law 9432/97 9.8 The Philippines: Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (RA 1937) and Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004 (RA 9295) 9.8.1 The Republic of the Philippines v The Peoples Republic of China Index Chapter Ten 10 The Liberal Maritime Cabotage Approach 10.1 The European Union: Council Regulation (EEC) NO 3577/92 10.2 Judicial Decisions Arising From Council Regulation 3577/92 10.2.1 Alpina and Nicko Tours v Chioggia Port Authority 10.2.2 Commission of the European Communities v France 10.2.3 Commission of the European Communities v Greece 10.2.4 Agip Petroli SPA v Capitaneria di Porto di Siracusa et seq 10.2.5 Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic 10.2.6 Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain 10.3 The United Kingdom and the Effect of Brexit 10.4 South Africa: South African Maritime Transport Policy of 2008 10.5 New Zealand: Maritime Transport Act 1994 Chapter Eleven 11 The Flexible Maritime Cabotage Approach 11.1 The Russian Federation: The Merchant Shipping Code of 1999 11.2 The Republic of India: Section 407(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1958 11.3 The Federation of Malaysia: Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1952 11.4 Australia: Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 11.5 Judicial Decisions Arising from Australian Maritime Cabotage Law 11.5.1 Re The Maritime Union of Australia & Ors; Ex parte CSL Pacific Shipping Inc 11.5.2 CSL Australia Pty Ltd v Minister for Infrastructure & Transport and Rio Tinto Pty Ltd 11.5.3 CSL Australia Pty Ltd V Minister for Infrastructure & Transport and Braemar Seascope Pty Ltd 11.5.4 Analysis of Australias New Maritime Cabotage Regime 11.6 Republic of Chile: Decreto Ley 2222 of 1978 and Decreto Ley 3059 of 1979 11.7 Maritime Cabotage Law in Sui Generis Regions 11.7.1 Maritime Cabotage in the Arctic Region Chapter Twelve 12 The Features of Maritime Cabotage 12.1 The Building and Repairing of Vessels Requirement 12.2 The Ship Registration Feature in the Country 12.3 The Ownership Requirement 12.3.1 The Shipowner in the Context of Maritime Cabotage Law 12.4 The Crew Feature Requirement 12.5 Future Features of the Law of Maritime Cabotage 12.5.1 The Ship Classification Society Requirement 12.5.2 The Ship Recycling Requirement Chapter Thirteen 13 Future Directions of Maritime Cabotage Law 13.1 A Harmonized International Maritime Cabotage Concept 13.1.1 International Agenda Based on a Mega-Regional Maritime Cabotage Regime 13.1.2 International Maritime Cabotage Relay Index.…”
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The Future of the Law of the Sea Bridging Gaps Between National, Individual and Common Interests /

Table of Contents: “…-- Emmanuela Doussis, Marine Scientific Research: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead -- Kamrul Hossain and Kathleen Morris, Protecting Arctic Ocean Marine Biodiversity In The Area Beyond National Jurisdiction: Plausible Legal Frameworks For Protecting High Arctic Waters -- Enrique J. …”
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Barren Grounds : The Story of the Tragic Moffatt Canoe Trip / by Pessl, Fred

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Pioneering Conservation in Alaska / by Ross, Ken, 1937-

Table of Contents: “…Gabrielson -- Alaska Wildlife managers: Frank Dufresne, Clarence Rhode, Jim Brooks, Jim King -- Grizzly bears in politics -- Frontier justice: predator control -- Game and fur mammals -- Journey of the salmon -- Gold and oil on the Kenai -- Bob Marshall, Olaus and Margaret Murie, and the Arctic Refuge -- Evolution of conservation values.…”
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Literature and the environment

Table of Contents: “…Le Guin, The earthsea trilogy (1977) / Susan Palwick -- Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony (1977) / Scott Slovic -- Barry Lopez, Arctic dreams (1986) / Jen Hill -- Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge (1991) / Cheryll Glotfelty -- Denise Levertov, The life around us (1997) / George Hart.…”
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Where the wind blows us practicing critical community archaeology in the Canadian north / by Lyons, Natasha

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The regulation of continental shelf development : rethinking international standards /

Table of Contents: “…Glavovic -- Global legal regime on the decommissioning of offshore installations and structures / Robert Beckman -- Regional regulation of offshore oil and gas industry decommissioning by the ospar commission / David Johnson -- The regime for liability and compensation for oil pollution damage from ships / Alfred Popp -- Benefit and risk of the northern sea route to the north pacific / Sung-Woo Lee -- Developing arctic hydrocarbon resources: delineating and delimiting boundaries for field development in the arctic / Timothy J. …”
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Russia's Turn to the East Domestic Policymaking and Regional Cooperation /

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Medieval literature and social politics : studies of cultures and their contexts / by Knight, Stephen, 1940-

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Oceanic New York /

Table of Contents: “…Silent Beaches / Elizabeth Albert -- "Miss Newtown Creek" / Granville Ganter -- Arctic-Oceanic New York / Lowell Duckert -- #bottlesNbones tales of oceanic remains / Jamie Skye Bianco -- Groundswell / Alison Kinney -- City in the sea / Bailey Robertson -- Insensate oysters and our nonconsensual existence / Karl Steel -- Super ocean / Matt Zazzarino -- A short history of the Hudsonian Ice Age / Nancy Nowacek and Lowell Duckert -- Wages of water / Steve Mentz -- Instructions in case of immersion / Steve Mentz and Marina Zurkow -- The sea is a conveyance-machine / Jeffrey Jerome Cohen -- Nine soundings / Allan Mitchell -- New York, oceanic city / Dean Kritikos -- Oceanic valuation / Anne Harris -- Tourism, experience, knowledge, action / Julie Orlemanski -- Watery metaphor / Jonathan Hsy -- Building a bridge by hand to cross Buttermilk Channel on foot / Nancy Nowacek -- Oceanic dispatches / Jeffrey Jerome Cohen and Allan Mitchell.…”
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