The Iconic North: Cultural Constructions of Aboriginal Life in Postwar Canada

by Joan Sangster

Resilient ideological assumptions, shifting economic priorities, and government policy in the postwar era influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery. In an enlightening exposure of Canada's cultural landscape, The Iconic North lays bare the relationship between settler nation building and popular images of Aboriginal experience. Joan Sangster redirects the debates about the geopolitical prospects of the North...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774831847
• ISBN13: 9780774831840
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"