{"product_id":"democracy-in-alberta-c-b-macpherson-9781442615755","title":"Democracy in Alberta: Social Credit and the Party System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocracy in Alberta \u003c\/em\u003ewas the first book by the hugely influential political scientist C.B. Macpherson (1911-1987). In this study, Macpherson examines the distinctive quasi-party political system that emerged in Alberta in the first half of the twentieth century, represented by the United Farmers of Alberta and Social Credit governments and the movements behind them. The author presents the UFA and Social Credit, which grew independently of federal politics, as having produced a new species of democratic governance in Canada and he develops an innovative theory of the party system in the context of national politics at the time he wrote the book in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to offering an original analysis of the party system and Alberta's political structures and institutions, \u003cem\u003eDemocracy in Alberta\u003c\/em\u003e presents a fascinating micro-history of the social and economic characteristics of Alberta. An introduction by Nelson Wiseman contextualizes the original publication and discusses the unique characteristics of Alberta politics still evident to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. B. MacPherson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442615753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442615755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"C. B. MacPherson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449608777983,"sku":"9781442615755","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e221fdc5-6783-4198-8d19-7f72d45ab4f9.jpg?v=1777264143","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-in-alberta-c-b-macpherson-9781442615755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}