The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests Essays on Regional History of the Forty-Ninth Parallel
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The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests is the first collection of interdisciplinary essays bringing together scholars from both sides of the forty-ninth parallel to examine life in a transboundary region. The result is a text that reveals the diversity, difficulties, and fortunes of this increasingly powerful but little-understood part of the North American West. Contributions by historians, geographers, anthropologists, and scholars of criminal justice and environmental studies provide a comprehensive picture of the history of the borderlands region of the western United States and Canada.
The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests is divided into six parts: Defining the Region, Colonizing the Frontier, Farming and Other Labor Interactions, the Borderlands as a Refuge in the Nineteenth Century, the Borderlands as a Refuge in the Twentieth Century, and Natural Resources and Conservation along the Border. Topics include the borderlands' environment; its aboriginal and gender history; frontier interactions and comparisons; agricultural and labor relations; tourism; the region as a refuge for Mormons, far-right groups, and Vietnam War resisters; and conservation and natural resources. These areas show how the history and geography of the borderlands region has been transboundary, multidimensional, and unique within North America.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780803218260 |
Publisher: | UNP - Nebraska Paperback |
Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 2006 |
DEWEY: | 303.482712078 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Number of pages: | 386 |
Weight: | 789g |
Height: | 235mm |
Width: | 161mm |
Spine width: | 33mm |