{"product_id":"finding-directions-west-george-colpitts-9781552388808","title":"Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Directions West\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways that Western Canada has served as a space of constant movement between places of spiritual, subsistence, and aesthetic importance. Showcasing new research, this volume brings together studies that approach community building, placemaking, and the self-creation of meaning from many different perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the representation of Indigenous people in museum displays to the efforts of LGBTQ+ people to discover themselves within the historical record, from the way Métis communities have turned to grassroots narratives as a means of cultural preservation to the efforts of early Alberta suffrage activists to define themselves within the public eye, this anthology is a fascinating overview of new directions in Canadian historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, history is understood as fixed, precisely mapped and authoritatively documented. \u003cem\u003eFinding Directions West\u003c\/em\u003e challenges readers to think differently about the history of Western Canada, a region where people, places, and ideas are in constant, energetic flux, and where those who have come before leave a significant legacy for the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Colpitts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552388808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552388808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 6.08w x 0.66d","brand":"George Colpitts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906823508223,"sku":"9781552388808","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e7a494d-d1c2-4b57-b141-01f25b7ee2c8.jpg?v=1748771509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finding-directions-west-george-colpitts-9781552388808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}