Book on Canada’s pursuit of Arctic sovereignty wins prize
Historian Adam Lajeunesse has won a $10,000 prize for his book about Canada’s claims to sovereignty in the Arctic.
“Lock, Stock, and Icebergs: A History of Canada’s Arctic Maritime Sovereignty” published by University of British Columbia Press beat four other finalists for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for 2017.
‘Thorough, judicious and absorbing’
The jury praised the author’s “detailed account of the policies and issues that relate to a vitally important area that is contested by Canada, Russia, and the United States.” It called the book thorough, judicious and absorbing.
This prize is awarded to the best non-fiction book on Canada, Canadians and/or Canada’s place in the world.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Canada’s foreign affairs minister looks to thaw relations with Russia at Arctic summit, Radio Canada International
Denmark: Nordics to step up security cooperation on perceived Russian threat, Yle News
Finland: Niinistö plays down possible Trump-Putin meeting in Finland, Yle News
Iceland: The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Iceland, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Norway and Finland talk Arctic with China, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Putin instructs Government to speed up Arctic development, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Swedish foreign minister to meet Russian counterpart, Radio Sweden
United States: Arctic Council – 20 years in a warming world, Deutsche Welle’s Iceblogger
