Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923; signed copy
by Grant, Shelagh D
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0773523375
- ISBN 13
- 9780773523371
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal : Mcgill Queens University Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. black cloth, dust jacket, xx, 342 pages : illustrations, maps, bibliographical references, index maps, signed by author n title "for Jaimie at Resolute Bay Best Wishes! Shelagh . Grant 3 March 2003" CONTENTS: North Baffin to 1905,Sovereignty and justice, 1874-1920,Gold seekers and fur traders, 1912-1919,Sakirmiaviniq Police investigations,Awaiting judgment,Trial by jury,To prison and return,Aftermath,Arctic justice revisited. "Shelagh Grant's Arctic Justice is a reconstruction of tragic events at the intersection of Inuit and Canadian justice and a social history of Baffin Island in the twentieth century. Combining Inuit oral testimony with archival history, Grant sheds light on the conflicting values and perceptions of two disparate cultures and shows that the Canadian government's decision was determined by fear of Inuit violence and political concerns for establishing sovereignty over the Arctic."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558393
- Title
- Arctic Justice: On Trial for Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923; signed copy
- Author
- Grant, Shelagh D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0773523375
- ISBN 13
- 9780773523371
- Publisher
- Mcgill Queens University Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Relations with Inuit,Trials (Murder),Trials (Murder) Nunavut Baffin Island,Trials, litigation, etc,Murder,Murder Nunavut Baffin Island,Atlantic Ocean Pond Inlet,Criminal justice, Administration of Criminal justice, Administration of Nunavut Pond Inlet (In
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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