John F. Conway

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The Rise of the New West

The History of a Region in Confederation

This one-volume history chronicles a 150-year history of dramatic changes in fortune and attitudes in western Canada. From the Riel Rebellions and the Winnipeg General Strike to the founding of … 400 View
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Preface

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A brief overview of the changing political landscape in the West of Canada lead by a concern for the economic landscape. Concluding that the future is ominous and uncertain 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction

The West in Canada

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Examines the question of does the West need Canada? Outlines a change in the key driver of the canadian economy to the western provinces 7 $0.70 Add
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“The Last Best West”:

The West in Confederation, 1869–1913

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Details the history of confederation giving a firm background, the winning of the west, the initial failure, and the success with the wheat boom 24 $2.40 Add
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Agitation and Rebellion:

Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s

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Regarding Farmers in the prairies A close examination of the record shows that from the outset, the farmers’ agitations had more to do with senators than seasons, with railway charges than … 10 $1.00 Add
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“The Man Behind the Plow”:

Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments

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As the crisis of the 1880s unfolded in the West, the federal government, the CPR, and the private grain trade were taking the necessary steps to ensure the orderly and privately controlled export … 19 $1.90 Add
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Socialism and Syndicalism:

The Rising of the Working Class, 1870–1919

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Details the rise of the working class in the west, separating the analysis of BC and Prairies, and showcasing the small victories that led to the rise 26 $2.60 Add
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Devastation and Protest

The Depression in the West

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1930s, the unprepared farmers and works and the government response to the situation. Outlines the founding of social credit and the CCF 42 $4.20 Add
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Concession and Compromise

The War and After, 1940–1960

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1940-1960. The slow construction of the modern welfare state, the economic crisis as a crisis of confederation, the CCF Social Credit and WWII 25 $2.50 Add
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Of Resources and Constitutions:

The Rising of the New West

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1960s absence of general economic diversification causes the west to open their provinces to virtually unrestricted resource development. 1970s, the resource economy is not working and the west … 40 $4.00 Add
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The Rise and Fall of the Neo-Liberal Parties, 1982–1993

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Looks at the rise and fall of neo-liberal parties in Canada between 1982-1993, analyzes the neo-liberal impact on the west in terms of their diversification strategies and the jeopardizing of the … 65 $6.50 Add
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The Triumph of the Right, 1993–2013:

The National Context

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Looks at the switch from left wing NDP and Liberal to right political standing in terms of the national context of canada. Analyzes the Harper election 37 $3.70 Add
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The Triumph of the Right, 1993–2013:

Provincial Consolidation

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Analyzes the four western provinces support of the reconstruction of the right and the consolidation of neo-liberal ideological hegemony among all political parties 66 $6.60 Add
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Fractured Federation

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Looks at the question: Can Canada survive as a federal state in the absence of a strong central government with national policies to balance the needs of all regions in a manner that heals wounds … 25 $2.50 Add