The West: Regional Ambitions, National Debates, Global Age

by Gerald Friesen

An incisive look at the Canadian West The British Columbia geographer Cole Harris has written that Canada is "a composition of islands." In a country where the geography of settlement is disjointed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140284214
• ISBN13: 9780140284218
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Western Canada Revisited

Gerald Friesen offers an insightful and thorough account of how life is in the mysterious and often misunderstood area of Canada known as the "West". An westerner himself, Friesen can attest to the fact that this region of Canada has undergone many changes since the first settlers landed here, and that it constitutes today a dynamic and excitng place to live, with specific regional (provincial)caracteristics. In fact, Friesen clearly states the evolution of the conception of the West, usually by the East, from a whole region, to four distinct societies and economies, who nonetheless share with each other the "western" label.For those who wish to learn more about the intricacies and specific attributes of Western Canada, Gerald Friesen's book offers a great introduction, in a langauge that is clear and easily readable.