Western Canada

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Changing Tides An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene New Society Publishers	Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and …	Alejandro Frid	220	2019	View
The Rise of the New West The History of a Region in Confederation James Lorimer and Company	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 …	John F. Conway	400	2014	View
From Preface From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	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	John F. Conway	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Introduction The West in Canada From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	Examines the question of does the West need Canada? Outlines a change in the key driver of the canadian economy to the western provinces	John F. Conway	7	2014	$0.70 Add
From “The Last Best West”: The West in Confederation, 1869–1913 From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	Details the history of confederation giving a firm background, the winning of the west, the initial failure, and the success with the wheat boom	John F. Conway	24	2014	$2.40 Add
From Agitation and Rebellion: Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	John F. Conway	10	2014	$1.00 Add
From “The Man Behind the Plow”: Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	John F. Conway	19	2014	$1.90 Add
From Presenting the Image Part II From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, …	Daniel Francis	24	1992	$2.40 Add
From Presenting the Image Part II From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-Native Canadians came to know the Indian: in books, in public performance, at country fairs, in museums and schoolrooms, at summer camp and in the movies. There were very few places, in fact, …	Daniel Francis	24	1992	$0.48 Add
From Socialism and Syndicalism: The Rising of the Working Class, 1870–1919 From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	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	John F. Conway	26	2014	$2.60 Add
From Devastation and Protest The Depression in the West From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	1930s, the unprepared farmers and works and the government response to the situation. Outlines the founding of social credit and the CCF	John F. Conway	42	2014	$4.20 Add
From Performing Indians From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or …	Daniel Francis	45	1992	$4.50 Add
From Performing Indians From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	Movies, shows and theatre invariably situate Indians in the past, usually on the western frontier. The result is that Indians in the movies seem marginal to modern life. Sympathetic regret or …	Daniel Francis	45	1992	$1.80 Add
From Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans From: The Imaginary Indian View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about …	Daniel Francis	58	1992	$5.80 Add
From Celebrity Indians and Plastic Shamans From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition View Arsenal Pulp Press	Non-native Canadians have always formed their impressions of the Indian without much reference to actual Native people, and especially without hearing what Native people might have to say about …	Daniel Francis	58	1992	$2.90 Add
From Concession and Compromise The War and After, 1940–1960 From: The Rise of the New West View James Lorimer and Company	1940-1960. The slow construction of the modern welfare state, the economic crisis as a crisis of confederation, the CCF Social Credit and WWII	John F. Conway	25	2014	$2.50 Add