Power and Place: Canadian Urban Development in the North American Context, SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Stelter, Gilbert A.

ISBN 10: 0774802367 / ISBN 13: 9780774802369

Published by Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1986

Gray cloth book with silver lettering on the spine in fine condition. Inscribed by author on title page along with a personal letter from the author laid in. 398 clean pages. Jacket excellent condition. Will ship in a fresh protective mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 203628

Synopsis:

Western historians continue to seek new ways of understanding the particular mixture of physical territory, human actions, outside influences, and unique expectations that has made the North American West what it is today. This collection of twelve essays tackles the subject of power and place from several angles--Indians and non-Indians, race and gender, environment and economy--to gain insight into major forces at work during two centuries of western history. The essays, related to one another by their concern with how power is exercised in, over, and by western places, cover a wide range of times and topics, from 18th-century Spanish New Mexico to 19th-century British Columbia to 20th-century Sun Valley and Los Angeles. They encompass analyses of the concept and rhetoric of race, theoretical speculations on gender and powerlessness, and insights on the causes of current environmental crises.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Power and Place: Canadian Urban Development ...
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Like New
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.