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The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays on Regional History of the Forty-ninth Parallel
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by Sterling Evans
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 388 pages
Published by: University of Nebraska PressEdition: 1st Edition June 1, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0803218265
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0803218260
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Product Review
"Historian Sterling Evans has served academia well by orchestrating this important edited collection that announces a recent (re)awakening of the western U.S.-Canadian borderlands field. The carefully constructed volume succeeds in gathering together what Evans refers to as a `scattered literature' and encourages a new self-consciousness among its practitioners. . . . It is hard to imagine any work in western transborder U.S.-Canadian history going forward without consulting the extensive multi-topic bibliographies compiled by Evans."-Molly P. Rozum, Montana: The Magazine of Western History (Molly P. Rozum Montana: Magazine of Western History 03/16/2007)
"Rarely would one think in terms of borderland studies and the 49th parallel-that is, until this collection of essays written by scholars, many of them young academics, in a variety of fields. This work will cause many scholars to revise their definition of the region. . . . [E]xceptional suggested readings accompany each section."-Choice (Choice 07/16/2007)
"The quality of research and writing throughout is consistently higher than in many anthologies and no doubt reflects the vitality of the emerging field, as well as Sterling Evans's discrimination as editor. . . . The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests reveals Canada-U.S. borderlands studies to be an exciting field that will surely expand as scholars of the West(s) continue to recognize the importance of transnational perspectives."-Joshua Paddison, Nebraska History (Joshua Paddison Nebraska History )
"This book is an extremely helpful contribution to the study of the North American West. If you are attempting to understand most any aspect of this broad theme, you are cheating yourself if you do not have it in hand."-Charles C. Chester, Oregon Historical Quarterly (Charles C. Chester Oregon Historical Quarterly )
Product Description
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. (02/12/2007)
Reader Reviews
The American and Canadian Wests are politically, not geographically, different. For a long time, the national boundary was vague and sometimes disputed. Curiously, few scholars have taken a cross-boundary viewpoint in studying the events and issues of the region's history. This book represents an effort to remedy that scholarly astigmatism. The book is divided into six parts: Defining the Region, Defining the Border/ Colonizing the Borderlands with Trails, the Law, and Ranching/ Seeking Sanctuary on Both Sides of the Line/ Farming, Industry and Labor Relations in the Borderlands/ Crossing the Medicine Line in the Twentieth Century/ Natural Resources, Conservation, and Environmental Issues in the Borderlands. Designed more for the specialist than for the general reader, the book is nonetheless quite readable, and would be a good addition to the library of any student of the history of the settlement of the North American West.
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