{"product_id":"notley-nation-sydney-sharpe-9781459736030","title":"Notley Nation: How Alberta's Political Upheaval Swept the Country","description":"\u003ci\u003e#1 Edmonton Journal Bestseller! - 2017 Alberta Literary Awards, the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction - Winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Notley's dramatic triumph over Alberta's Conservative regime was an early rumble before the Trudeau landslide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alberta has long been seen as politically paralyzed. But it has always been a cauldron of discontent, producing the Reform Party, the Wildrose movement, the modern Conservative Party of Canada, and Stephen Harper. \u003ci\u003eNotley Nation\u003c\/i\u003e tells how this pent-up energy exploded in an unexpected direction with Rachel Notley's NDP victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Stereotypes of redneck Alberta have long been at odds with the province's growing progressive streak. The political upheaval that swept conservatism out of office in 2015 had shown its first tremors there five years earlier. Progressive mayors were elected in Calgary and Edmonton, and soon it became clear that the province's PC government was falling out of touch with modern Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Political journalists Sydney Sharpe and Don Braid explore how the Alberta NDP ended a forty-three-year Conservative dynasty that proved incapable of adapting to forces beyond its control or understanding. That wave would soon spread across the country, sweeping Justin Trudeau into office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney Sharpe,Don Braid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459736036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459736030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Sydney Sharpe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153669566719,"sku":"9781459736030","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4644b8b3-ec76-4ec7-8608-3efc4851c5e3.jpg?v=1770785034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/notley-nation-sydney-sharpe-9781459736030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}