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The Lionel Gelber Prize - The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
The Lionel Gelber Prize – The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
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2011

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Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America
Shelagh D. Grant
Published by Douglas & McIntyre
“Polar Imperative, Shelagh Grant’s riveting history of adventure, sovereignty, and environment around the Arctic Ocean, is a comprehensive account of the interplay of politics, economics, institutions and culture that few ever experienced first-hand. Her well-told chronicle deftly documents the back story on diplomatic and military events well before the 24-hour news cycle. As climate change…
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Lionel Gelber Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony | 2011
The Shortlist

The other shortlisted books for this year’s Lionel Gelber Prize were as follows:

  • Serhii Plokhy
    Yalta: The Price of Peace
  • Doug Saunders
    Arrival City: The Final Migration and Our Next World
  • Ian Morris
    Why the West Rules—For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future2010
  • Nick Cullather
    The Hungry World: America’s Cold War Battle Against Poverty in Asia
Jurors
Paul Cadario
Jury Chair (Toronto, Canada)
Steven Weber
USA
Mark Starowicz
Canada
David Frum
Canada
Rachel Lomax
London, England
Press releases
Shelagh D. Grant Wins the 2011 Lionel Gelber Prize
The Lionel Gelber Prize Announces its Shortlist for the World’s Best Book on Global Affairs
Jury Announced for the 2011 Lionel Gelber Prize
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