| Unsettled Pasts: Reconceiving the West Through Women's History Contributor(s): Carter, Sarah (Editor), Erickson, Lesley (Editor), Roome, Patricia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1552381773 ISBN-13: 9781552381779 Publisher: University of Calgary Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Unsettled Pasts presents a collection of essays designed to generate writing and research about the West from a woman's print of view as well as creating dialogue across boundaries, both geographic and cultural. Divided into two parts, the first group of essays discuss topics regarding the role of women in history as community builders and cultural preservationists. The second section is concerned with gender history from numerous academic disciplines including history, education, nursing and communication studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Women |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.96" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The traditional mythology of the West is dominated by male images: the fur trader, the Mountie, the missionary, the miner, the cowboy, the politician, the Chief. This collection aims to re-examine the West through women's eyes. It draws together contribut |
Contributor Bio(s): Erickson, Lesley: - Lesley Erickson holds a doctorate in history from the University of Calgary. Her research interests include women's and gender history, western Canadian history, and the history of crime and punishment.Carter, Sarah: - Sarah Carter is the Henry Marshall Tory Chair Professor of History at the University of Alberta. She has written extensively in the areas of women's, aboriginal, and Western history.Roome, Patricia: - Patricia Roome is a member of the Humanities Department at Mount Royal University, where she teaches history and women's studies. |