Colonialism In Greenland

Author : Søren Rud
Publisher : Springer
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319461588

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Colonialism in Greenland by Søren Rud Pdf

This book explores how the Danish authorities governed the colonized population in Greenland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Two competing narratives of colonialism dominate in Greenland as well as Denmark. One narrative portrays the Danish colonial project as ruthless and brutal extraction of a vulnerable indigenousness people; the other narrative emphasizes almost exclusively the benevolent aspects of Danish rule in Greenland. Rather than siding with one of these narratives, this book investigates actual practices of colonial governance in Greenland with an outlook to the extensive international scholarship on colonialism and post-colonialism. The chapters address the intimate connections between the establishment of an ethnographic discourse and the colonial techniques of governance in Greenland. Thereby the book provides important nuances to the understanding of the historical relationship between Denmark and Greenland and links this historical trajectory to the present negotiations of Greenlandic identity.

Author : Jens Elo Rytter
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9788763525879

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Phasing Out the Colonial Status of Greenland, 1945-54 by Jens Elo Rytter Pdf

With the Constitution of 1953, the colonial status of Greenland came to an end, and Greenlanders were granted equal rights as citizens within the Danish realm. In 1954 this new arrangement was supported by the UN General Assembly. The decision to change Greenland's status was conditioned both by internal and external circumstances. In the UN context, Danes increasingly felt the strain of being a colonial power, and they feared the possibility of future UN interference in Greenlandic affairs.

Author : MARTIN. VAHL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033896446

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GREENLAND, by MARTIN. VAHL Pdf

Author : Finn Gad
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773592865

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The History of Greenland by Finn Gad Pdf

Translation of the Danish edition "Gronlands Historie II, 1770-1782", published by Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck, 1969.

Author : Martin Vahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:162707943

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Greenland by Martin Vahl Pdf

Author : Axel Kjær Sørensen
Publisher : Museum Tusculanum Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 8763512769

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Denmark-Greenland in the Twentieth Century by Axel Kjær Sørensen Pdf

This book traces Danish-Greenlandic relations in the period 1900-2000. The main trend is the development from a colonial situation in 1900 with a state owned company runnig nearly all business to an open economy with steadily growing self-government for Greenland short of full independence. The Danish policy can be described as benevolent, but financially the budget was tight until after the second World War, the philosophy being that Denmark should neither lose nor gain. After the war there was heavy investment to bring Greenland nearer to standards of living comparable to Denmark and substantial subsidies were given make that happen. The Greenlanders attitude towards Denmark developed along lines familiar from other examples of decolonisation. The first phase of accepting the coloniser was long over, now seeking equality with the coloniser was the main aim in their endeavours. From 1911 two provincial councils woiced speaking the Greenlanders views and their political influence steadily grew. In 1953 Greenland got representation in the Danish parliament. The third phase of doing without the coloniser began in the early 1970s when Greenlanders sought home rule status, obtained in 1979. In the following twenty years the Home Rule Authority gradually took over nearly all lawmaking and administration and from 2004 a committee has explored ways of giving Greenland a more independent voice in foreign affairs. In 2003 the ultimate goal was declared to be full independence.

Author : Laust Høgedahl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000414332

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Greenland's Economy and Labour Markets by Laust Høgedahl Pdf

This book explores structural changes in Greenland’s economy and labour markets due to the transformative effects of climatic changes and growing international attention. It offers multidisciplinary perspectives from economists, sociologists, and political scientists to demonstrate how the Greenlandic economy works. Due to an increasing focus on the Arctic area and Greenland in particular, the book seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of Greenland’s labour economy, as well as the challenges that arise from the melting ice and internationalisation. It fills a substantive gap in the existing literature by compiling research on these critical subjects and exploring current and future opportunities for labourers. Today, Greenland is reliant on large financial subsidies from Denmark to provide for a large share of its national budget. This fuels Greenland’s political ambition to gain greater independence from Denmark, which requires more private sector growth to develop a sustainable economy. This book thus contains an exhaustive introduction to important business development themes such as macroeconomics, markets, labour supply, labour market policies, and institutions and considers Greenland’s colonial past, great Inuit heritage, and unique geography and nature to re-shape its economy and labour markets. Informed by a lucid writing style, each chapter casts light on different economic and social issues of Greenland. This is the first international book on Greenland’s economy which discusses its geopolitical importance and prospects for the Arctic region. It will be a valuable point of reference for students and academics of economics, Arctic research and political economy.

Author : Wilhelm August Graah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1837
Category : Greenland
ISBN : HARVARD:32044020266300

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Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland, Sent by Order of the King of Denmark, in Search of the Lost Colonies, Under the Command of Captn. W. A. Graah by Wilhelm August Graah Pdf

Author : Natalia Loukacheva
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442691766

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Arctic Promise by Natalia Loukacheva Pdf

In Canada's Eastern Arctic and Greenland, the Inuit have been the majority for centuries. In recent years, they have been given a promise from Canadian and Danish governments that offers them more responsibility for their lands and thus control over their lives without fear of being outnumbered by outsiders. The Arctic Promise looks at how much the Inuit vision of self-governance relates to the existing public governance systems of Greenland and Nunavut, and how much autonomy there can be for territories that remain subordinate units of larger states. By means of a bottom-up approach involving cultural immersion, contextual, jurisprudential, and historical legal comparisons of Greenland and Nunavut, The Arctic Promise examines the forms, evolution, and scope of the right to autonomy in these Arctic jurisdictions. Loukacheva argues that the right to autonomy should encompass or protect Inuit jurisdiction in legal systems and the administration of justice, and should allow the Inuit direct participation in international affairs where issues that affect their homelands are concerned. The Arctic Promise deals with areas of comparative constitutional law, international law, Aboriginal law, legal anthropology, political science, and international relations, using each to contribute to the understanding of the right to indigenous autonomy.

Author : Daniel Bruun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : America
ISBN : LCCN:22013464

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The Icelandic Colonization of Greenland and the Finding of Vineland by Daniel Bruun Pdf

Author : Magdalena Naum,Jonas M. Nordin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461462026

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Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity by Magdalena Naum,Jonas M. Nordin Pdf

​ ​In Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians present case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa, Asia and America as well as within Scandinavia itsself. They discuss early modern thinking and theories made valid and developed in early modern Scandinavia that justified and propagated participation in colonial expansion. The volume demonstrates a broad and comprehensive spectrum of archaeological, anthropological and historical research, which engages with a variation of themes relevant for the understanding of Danish and Swedish colonial history from the early 17th century until today. The aim is to add to the on-going global debates on the context of the rise of the modern society and to revitalize the field of early modern studies in Scandinavia, where methodological nationalism still determines many archaeological and historical studies. Through their theoretical commitment, critical outlook and application of postcolonial theories the contributors to this book shed a new light on the processes of establishing and maintaining colonial rule, hybridization and creolization in the sphere of material culture, politics of resistance, and responses to the colonial claims. This volume is a fantastic resource for graduate students and researchers in historical archaeology, Scandinavia, early modern history and anthropology of colonialism

Author : Ulrik Pram Gad,Jeppe Strandsbjerg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351031967

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The Politics of Sustainability in the Arctic by Ulrik Pram Gad,Jeppe Strandsbjerg Pdf

The Politics of Sustainability in the Arctic argues that sustainability is a political concept because it defines and shapes competing visions of the future. In current Arctic affairs, prominent stakeholders agree that development needs to be sustainable, but there is no agreement over what it is that needs to be sustained. In original conservationist discourse, the environment was the sole referent object of sustainability; however, as sustainability discourses have expanded, the concept has been linked to an increasing number of referent objects, such as society, economy, culture, and identity. This book sets out a theoretical framework for understanding and analysing sustainability as a political concept, and provides a comprehensive empirical investigation of Arctic sustainability discourses. Presenting a range of case studies from Greenland, Norway, Canada, Russia, Iceland, and Alaska, the chapters in this volume analyse the concept of sustainability and how actors are employing and contesting this concept in specific regions within the Arctic. In doing so, the book demonstrates how sustainability is being given new meanings in the postcolonial Arctic and what the political implications are for postcoloniality, nature, and development more broadly. Beyond those interested in the Arctic, this book will also be of great value to students and scholars of sustainability, sustainable development, and identity and environmental politics.

Author : Finn Gad
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773594432

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The History of Greenland by Finn Gad Pdf

Author : Kristian Søby Kristensen,Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351668828

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Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic by Kristian Søby Kristensen,Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen Pdf

Greenland and the International Politics of a Changing Arctic examines the international politics of semi-independent Greenland in a changing and increasingly globalised Arctic. Without sovereign statehood, but with increased geopolitical importance, independent foreign policy ambitions, and a solidified self-image as a trailblazer for Arctic indigenous peoples’ rights, Greenland is making its mark on the Arctic and is in turn affected – and empowered – by Arctic developments. The chapters in this collection analyse how a distinct Greenlandic foreign policy identity shapes political ends and means, how relations to its parent state of Denmark is both a burden and a resource, and how Greenlandic actors use and influence regional institutional settings as well as foreign states and commercial actors to produce an increasingly independent – if not sovereign – entity with aims and ambitions for regional change in the Arctic. This is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of Greenland’s international relations and how they are connected to wider Arctic politics. It will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in Arctic governance and security, international relations, sovereignty, geopolitics, paradiplomacy, indigenous affairs and anyone concerned with the political future of the Arctic.

Author : Pia Arke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Arke, Pia
ISBN : 8799352338

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Tupilakosaurus by Pia Arke Pdf