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pp. 189.paperback edition .”An incisive look at the Canadian West
The British Columbia geographer Cole Harris has written that Canada is “a composition of islands.” In a country where the geography of settlement is disjointed and discontinuous, Canadians have come to think in terms of broad regional generalizations: the West, Central Canada, the East, the North.
In this second volume in the new Understanding Canada series co-published with the McGill Institute, Gerald Friesen argues that it’s time to re-imagine the islands upon which we have constructed our Canadian identities, and that we need to develop new myths for a global age. He reviews the history, economics and social foundation of the old Western grievances with the Big Bad East, and depicts the West as it should be seen: as four distinct provinces with a few elements in common. He takes issue with the claim that the West has a single political outlook and challenges readers to visualize and debate the purpose and choices of our nation with a clear picture of current Western Canadian reality in mind.”
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| ISBN | 0140284214 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780140284218 | |
| Number of pages | 189 | |
| Original Title | The West: Regional Debate, National Ambition, Global Age | |
| Published Date | 1999 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dustjacket | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Toronto | |
| Edition | Second | |
| Category: | Canadian Studies | |
| Author: | Gerald Friesen | |
| Publisher: | Penguin / McGill Institute |
pp. 189.paperback edition .”An incisive look at the Canadian West
The British Columbia geographer Cole Harris has written that Canada is “a composition of islands.” In a country where the geography of settlement is disjointed and discontinuous, Canadians have come to think in terms of broad regional generalizations: the West, Central Canada, the East, the North.
In this second volume in the new Understanding Canada series co-published with the McGill Institute, Gerald Friesen argues that it’s time to re-imagine the islands upon which we have constructed our Canadian identities, and that we need to develop new myths for a global age. He reviews the history, economics and social foundation of the old Western grievances with the Big Bad East, and depicts the West as it should be seen: as four distinct provinces with a few elements in common. He takes issue with the claim that the West has a single political outlook and challenges readers to visualize and debate the purpose and choices of our nation with a clear picture of current Western Canadian reality in mind.”
| Weight | 1 kg |
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