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9781552381779: Unsettled Pasts: Reconceiving the West through Women's History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1552381773 ISBN 13: 9781552381779
Publisher: University of Calgary Press, 2005

Synopsis

The mythology of Western Canada is dominated by male images: the fur trader, the Mountie, the missionary, the miner, the cowboy, the politician, the Chief. Unsettled Pasts re-examines the West through women’s eyes, bringing together contributions from researchers, scholars, academics, and community activists to create dialogues that cross geographic, cultural, and disciplinary boundaries.

Ranging from scholarly essays to poetry, this collection offers today’s most innovative approaches to Western Canadian women’s history. Unsettled Pasts complicates traditional narratives of the West by contesting historical generalizations, transcending the myths and frontier legacies that emerged from imperial and masculine priorities and perspectives.

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About the Authors

Sarah Carter is the Henry Marshall Tory Chair Professor of History at the University of Alberta. She has written extensively in the areas of women's, aboriginal, and Western history.

Lesley Erickson holds a doctorate in history from the University of Calgary. Her research interests include women’s and gender history, western Canadian history, and the history of crime and punishment.

Patricia Roome is a member of the Humanities Department at Mount Royal University, where she teaches history and women's studies.

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Publisher
University of Calgary Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1552381773
ISBN 13 
9781552381779
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
432
Editor
Carter Sarah, Erickson Lesley, Roome Patricia, Smith Char