{"product_id":"the-new-politics-of-western-charles-smith-9780774871990","title":"The New Politics of Western Canada: Contested Histories, Uncertain Futures","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of Western Canada's complex identity and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Canadian West: an economic engine with a history of grievance against federal power emanating from the east. \u003ci\u003eThe New Politics of Western Canada \u003c\/i\u003egrapples with the West's complex, multifaceted past to promote a better understanding of this vast region's political realities and the challenges that lie ahead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors re-examine the historical and contemporary meanings attached to \"the West\" as a form of identity, through themes such as colonialism, gender, and class. They develop a nuanced analysis of Western political ideology, from resentment-based populism to the regional left. They explore pressing Western economic and policy concerns, such as labor, healthcare, and Indigenous democratic participation and protest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Together, these themes provide intelligent, new ways of interpreting underexplored aspects of Western Canadian politics, adding depth to earlier attempts to explain the region as a political, economic, or sociological space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774871997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774871990\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 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Charles Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440580276479,"sku":"9780774871990","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32bbfdfe-c294-4ea5-b227-dd86bc2a4d0f.jpg?v=1777183391","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-politics-of-western-charles-smith-9780774871990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}