Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: REVIEWS dangerous.We should all remember those who died doing fieldwork in Arctic North America in those days.They were usually young and in their prime, and they laid the foundations for the polar science of today.Ives says that his memoir and its time frame (1950-70) form a mirror for today.The memoir speaks of a time when there was a surge of interest in polar affairs, which focused interest and resources into the International Geophysical Year (IGY).In recent times, there has been another such surge of interest channeling energies into the International Polar Year.He notes that government and other interest in the North waned markedly in the decades after the IGY.Perhaps we should look into his mirror?This book, with its index, glossary, endnotes, and "Research results 1954-64" and "Wider impacts" sections, will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in polar science.For those with memories of the times and places described, even second-or third-hand memories, this memoir is a gem.
Source: ARCTIC
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4085
Author: William Barr
Institution: Trent University
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2056598912