One West, Two Myths II: Essays on Comparison, Volume 2

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Robert Thacker, C. L. Higham
University of Calgary Press, 2006 - 232 halaman

What comes to mind when we think of the Old West? Often, our conceptions are accompanied by as much mythology and mystique as fact or truth. What are the differences in how the Canadian and American Wests are perceived? Did they develop differently or are they just perceived differently? How do our conceptions influence our perceptions?

A companion volume to One West, Two Myths: A Comparative Reader, this collection presents scholarly views on the comparison of the Canadian and American Wests and the various methodologies involved. Contributors include literature specialists, scholars of popular culture, art historians, and political, social, and intellectual historians, demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of this area of study.

With Contributions By: C.L. Higham, Robert Thacker, R. Douglas Francis, Brian W. Dippie, William H. Katerberg, Sarah Carter, Roger L. Nichols, David L. Williams, Lee Clark Mitchell, Aritha van Herk, Frederick Jackson Turner, and J.M.S. Careless

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No Catlin without Kane or Really Understanding the American West
1
Two Mythic Wests
15
Transborder Continuity in Western Art
31
Frontiers and the West in the Canadian and American Imagination
63
Gender Race Nations and the Fortyninth Parallel
85
Challenges to Comparing Native Peoples Experiences
115
The Levelling of Difference in Stegners Wolf Willow
127
Whose West Is It Anyway? or Whats Myth Got to Do with It? The Role of America in the Creation of the Myth of the West
139
Leading the Parade
153
Appendices
165
Bibliographic Essay
215
Index
223
Back Cover
235
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Tentang pengarang (2006)

Robert Thacker is professor of Canadian Studies at St. Lawrence University and former editor of the American Review of Canadian Studies. Carol Higham is a visiting assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

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