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The West and Beyond explores the state of Western Canadianhistory, showcasing the research interests of a new generation ofscholars while charting new directions for the future and stimulatingfurther interrogation of our past. This dynamic collection encouragesdialogue among generations of historians of the West and amongpractitioners of diverse approaches to the past. It also reflects abroad range of disciplinary and professional boundaries, offering newways to understand the West.

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Author:   Alvin Finkel ,  Sarah Carter ,  Peter Fortna
Publisher:   AU Press
Imprint:   AU Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781897425800

ISBN 10:   1897425805
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Part One. Frameworks for Western CanadianHistory 1.     Critical History in Western Canada1900–2000 / Gerald Friesen 2.     Vernacular Currents in Western CanadianHistoriography: The Passion and Prose of Katherine Hughes, F.G. Roe,and Roy Ito / Lyle Dick 3.     Cree Intellectual Traditions in History /Winona Wheeler Part Two. The Aboriginal West 4.     Visualizing Space, Race, and History inthe North: Photographic Narratives of the Athabasca-Mackenzie RiverBasin / Matt Dyce and James Opp 5.     The Kaleidoscope of Madness: Perceptions ofInsanity in British Columbia Aboriginal Populations, 1872–1950 /Kathryn McKay 6.     Space, Temporality, History: EncounteringHauntings in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside / AmberDean 7.     The Expectations of a Queen: Identity and RacePolitics in the Calgary Stampede / Susan L. Joudrey Part Three. The Workers’ West 8.     Capitalist Development, Forms of Labour, andClass Formation in Prairie Canada / Jeffery Taylor 9.     Two Wests, One-and-a-Half Paradigms, and,Perhaps, Beyond / Elizabeth Jameson 10. Disease as Embodied Praxis: Epidemics, Public Health, andWorking-Class Resistance in Winnipeg, 1906–19 / Esyllt W.Jones 11. Winnipeg’s Moment: The Winnipeg Postal Strike of 1919 /John Willis Part Four. Viewing the West from the Margins 12. “Our Negro Citizens”: An Example of EverydayCitizenship Practices / Dan Cui and Jennifer R. Kelly 13. A Queer-Eye View of the Prairies: Reorienting Western CanadianHistories / Valerie J. Korinek 14. Human Rights Law and Sexual Discrimination in British Columbia,1953–84 / Dominique Clément Part Five. Cultural Portrayals of the West 15. W.L. Morton, Margaret Laurence, and the Writing of Manitoba /Robert Wardhaugh 16. The Banff Photographic Exchange: Albums, Youth, Skiing, andMemory Making in the 1920s / Lauren Wheeler 17. Eric Harvie: Without and Within Robert Kroetsch’s Alibi /Robyn Read 18. “It’s a Landmark in the Community”: TheConservation of Historic Places in Saskatchewan, 1911–2009 /Bruce Dawson

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Alvin Finkel has taught Canadian history atAthabasca University since 1978. Best known for his co-authorship withMargaret Conrad of the two-volume History of the Canadian Peoples, hisother publications include The Social Credit Phenomenon in Albertaand Our Lives: Canada After 1945 and Social Policy andPractice in Canada: A History. Sarah Carter isProfessor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair in both the Department ofHistory and Classics and the Faculty of Native Studies at theUniversity of Alberta. She is the author of The Importance of BeingMonogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada to 1915 andMontana Women Homesteaders: A Field of One’s Own. PeterFortna is a historical and traditional land use consultant inthe Fort McMurray area. He was the co-organizer of “The West andBeyond: Historians Past, Present and Future” conference, on whichThe West and Beyond is based. Contibutors: Dominique Clement, Bruce Dawson, AmberDean, Lyle Dick, Matt Dyce, Gerald Friesen, Elizabeth Jameson, EsylltJones, Susan Joudrey, Jennifer Kelly Dan Cui, Valerie Korinek, KathrynMcKay, James Opp, Robyn Read, Jeffrey Taylor, Robert Wardhaugh, LaurenWheeler, Winona Wheeler, John Willis

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