The Borderlands of the American and Canadian Wests: Essays
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Sterling, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "ong>Theong> Borderlands of ong>theong> American and Canadian Wests" is ong>theong> first collection of interdisciplinary ong>essaysong> bringing togeong>theong>r scholars from both sides of ong>theong> forty-ninth parallel to examine life in a transboundary region. ong>Theong> result is a text that reveals ong>theong> diversity, difficulties, and fortunes of this increasingly powerful but little-understood part of ong>theong> North American West. Contributions by historians, geographers, anthropologists, and scholars of criminal justice and environmental studies provide a comprehensive picture of ong>theong> history of ong>theong> borderlands region of ong>theong> western United States and Canada. "" "ong>Theong> Borderlands of ong>theong> American and Canadian Wests" is divided into six parts: Defining ong>theong> Region, Colonizing ong>theong> Frontier, Farming and Oong>theong>r Labor Interactions, ong>theong> Borderlands as a Refuge in ong>theong> Nineteenth Century, ong>theong> Borderlands as a Refuge in ong>theong> Twentieth Century, and Natural Resources and Conservation along ong>theong> Border. Topics include ong>theong> borderlands' environment; its aboriginal and gender history; frontier interactions and comparisons; agricultural and labor relations; tourism; ong>theong> region as a refuge for Mormons, far-right groups, and Vietnam War resisters; and conservation and natural resources. ong>Theong>se areas show how ong>theong> history and geography of ong>theong> borderlands region has been transboundary, multidimensional, and unique within North America.