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History Post-confederation (1867-)

The West

The History of a Region in Confederation, Third Edition

by (author) John F. Conway

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Dec 2005
Category
Post-Confederation (1867-), State & Provincial
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550289053
    Publish Date
    Dec 2005
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781550284089
    Publish Date
    Jan 1994
    List Price
    $29.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780888626622
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $45.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888626615
    Publish Date
    Jan 1983
    List Price
    $11.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550284096
    Publish Date
    Jan 1994
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

In time for Alberta's and Saskatchewan's 100th anniversary of Confederation, political commentator and writer John Conway examines the unique way the West has shaped the rest of Canada.
The Riel Rebellions, the Winnipeg General Strike, the founding of the CCF, Social Credit and Reform parties, the struggle for provincial control of resources -- much of the impetus for political, social and economic change in Canada has come from the West.
From pre-Confederation to the present, author John Conway, himself a Westerner, tells the story of the colourful and controversial figures who molded the region. His lively history of the West and its peoples offers insight into the experience of Western Canadians and documents their contribution to Canadian economic and political life.
The third edition of this popular and successful history describes Stephen Harper's arrival on the political scene, as well as the rise and fall of such figures as Grant Devine, Bill Vander Zalm, Glen Clark, Roy Romanow, and Stockwell Day. It also describes how the West, the cradle of Canadian social democracy, was transformed into the bastion of the right during the last decade.

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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Editorial Reviews

". . . a timely and provocative book. . . The West is a well-structured, straightforwardly written view of our national history from a western perspective."

Canadian Geographic