{"product_id":"a-long-way-to-paradise-robert-a-j-mcdonald-9780774864718","title":"A Long Way to Paradise: A New History of British Columbia Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eA close look at how British Columbia came to be Canada's most politically fractious province.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Politics in British Columbia have been uniquely divisive since Confederation--dominated by radicals, reactionaries, and larger-than-life personalities such as Amor De Cosmos and WAC Bennett. \u003ci\u003eA Long Way to Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e traces British Columbia's political development from 1871 to 1972, revealing both how and why British Columbia became Canada's most fractious province. Robert McDonald uncovers the origins of the region's entrenched left-right divide and tackles key questions such as why the Liberal and Conservative parties were obliterated in the 1950s, what accounts for Bennett's decades-long reign, and why parties as diametrically opposed as Social Credit and the NDP succeeded. This lively overview provides fresh insight into the fascinating story of provincial politics in Canada's lotus land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert A. J. McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774864710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774864718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022","brand":"Robert A. J. McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990432710911,"sku":"9780774864718","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32c5ad68-f478-4a0c-8585-fbbde2251bc5.jpg?v=1683304638","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-long-way-to-paradise-robert-a-j-mcdonald-9780774864718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}