{"product_id":"joint-arctic-weather-stations-daniel-heidt-9781773852577","title":"The Joint Arctic Weather Stations: Science and Sovereignty in the High Arctic, 1946-1972","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first systematic account of the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS), a collaborative science program between Canada and the United States that created a distinctive state presence in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 1946-1972. These five meteorological stations, constructed at Eureka, Resolute, Isachsen, Mould Bay, and Alert, became remote hubs for science and sovereignty, revealing the possibilities and limits of modernity in the High Arctic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive archival evidence, unpublished personal memoirs, and interviews with former JAWS personnel, this book systematically analyzes the diplomatic, scientific, social, environmental, and civil-military dimensions of this binational program. From the corridors of power in Washington and Ottawa to everyday life at the small outposts, \u003cem\u003eThe Joint Arctic Weather Stations\u003c\/em\u003e explores delicate statecraft, changing scientific practices, as well as the distinctive station cultures that emerged as humans coped with isolation in polar environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Heidt, P. Whitney Lackenbauer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773852574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773852577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20d","brand":"Daniel Heidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057628508415,"sku":"9781773852577","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f641396-4243-4b40-8a47-0c64a2ebcd7c.jpg?v=1685048052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/joint-arctic-weather-stations-daniel-heidt-9781773852577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}