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Title Challenging frontiers : the Canadian west / edited by Lorry W. Felske & Beverly Rasporich
Published Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 375 pages) : illustrations
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Summary The frontier reality of confronting new conditions, adapting cultural inclinations, and dealing with a volatile environment in an effort to establish and nurture new communities is central to the western Canadian experience. It has shaped many aspects of our heritage, and it is within that context the essays assembled here strive to identify and critique the impact of the frontier on our region, culture, and society. 'Challenging Frontiers: The Canadian West' is a multidisciplinary study using critical essays as well as creative writing to explore the conceptions of the 'West', both past and present. Considering topics such as ranching, immigration, art and architecture, as well as globalisation and the spread of technology, these articles inform the reader of the historical frontier and its mythology, while also challenging and reassessing conventional analysis. With a comprehensive introduction to situate the geographic and cultural boundaries of the western frontier, this collection is a must for anyone interested in uncovering what it means to be a westerner and how the new frontier has influenced every part of our society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Regionalism -- Canada, Western
Frontier and pioneer life -- Canada, Western
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Frontier and pioneer life
Regionalism
Westen
Westen Motiv
Mythos
SUBJECT Canada, Western. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019364
Canada, Western -- History
Subject Western Canada
Kanada
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Felske, Lorry W.
Rasporich, Beverly Jean.
ISBN 9781552383070
1552383075