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1 Introduction
2 "The Last Best West": The West in Confederation, 1869–1913
3 Agitation and Rebellion: Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s
4 "The Man Behind the Plow": Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments
5 Socialism and Syndicalism: The Rising of the Working Class, 1870–1919
6 Devastation and Protest:The Great Depression in the West
7 Concession and Compromise: The War and After, 1940–1960
8 Of Resources and Constitutions: The Rising of the New West
9 Neo-conservatism in the West, 1982–1993
10 Conclusion: The Politics of Desperation
2 "The Last Best West": The West in Confederation, 1869–1913
3 Agitation and Rebellion: Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s
4 "The Man Behind the Plow": Agrarian Populism and the Farmer Governments
5 Socialism and Syndicalism: The Rising of the Working Class, 1870–1919
6 Devastation and Protest:The Great Depression in the West
7 Concession and Compromise: The War and After, 1940–1960
8 Of Resources and Constitutions: The Rising of the New West
9 Neo-conservatism in the West, 1982–1993
10 Conclusion: The Politics of Desperation
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About the Author:
JOHN F. CONWAY teaches sociology at the University of Regina. He is a frequent contributor to editorial pages of many newspapers across Canada. Since 1991, he has been an elected trustee on the Regina Public School Board, the largest school division in Saskatchewan. He is married and has four children.
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"This is a timely and provocative book... The West is a well-structured, straightforwardly written view of our national history from a western perspective." (Duncan McDowall Canadian Geographic)
"...read it as a lively and honest account of one Western academic's perception of how the West, and Canada, came to the crossroads we now stand upon." (Larry A. Glassford Canadian Social Studies)
"...read it as a lively and honest account of one Western academic's perception of how the West, and Canada, came to the crossroads we now stand upon." (Larry A. Glassford Canadian Social Studies)
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- PublisherLorimer
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0888626614
- ISBN 13 9780888626615
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages264
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