History Post-confederation (1867-)
Riel to Reform
Protest West Canada
- Publisher
- Fifth House Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 1992
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Civil Rights, General, Native American
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895618006
- Publish Date
- Nov 1992
- List Price
- $11.95
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Description
Traditionally, the West has seen itself as a disadvantaged and oppressed region; protest against its hinterland status has been part of the Canadian fabric since Louis Riel
Written by distinguished Canadian historians, political scientists and journalists, the 20 essays in Riel to Reform: A History of Protest in Western Canada examines the legacy of third-party politics, agrarian revolt and alienation that has come to characterize Western ideology
About the author
George Melnyk is an associate professor of Canadian studies and film studies in the Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary. He is a cultural historian who specializes in Canadian cinema. Among his film publications are One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema (2004) and Great Canadian Film Directors (2007). Most recently he has published The Young, the Restless, and the Dead: Interviews with Canadian Filmmakers (2008) in the Film and Media Studies series at WLU Press.