Bucking Conservatism: Alternative Stories of Alberta from the 1960s and 1970s
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- Synopsis
- With lively, informative contributions by both scholars and activists, Bucking Conservatism highlights the individuals and groups who challenged Alberta’s conservative status quo in the 1960s and 70s. Drawing on archival records, newspaper articles, police reports, and interviews, the contributors examine Alberta’s history through the eyes of Indigenous activists protesting discriminatory legislation and unfulfilled treaty obligations, women and lesbian and gay persons standing up to the heteropatriarchy, student activists seeking to forge a new democracy, and anti-capitalist environmentalists demanding social change. This book uncovers the lasting influence of Alberta’s noncomformists---those who recognized the need for dissent in a province defined by wealth and right-wing politics---and poses thought-provoking questions for contemporary activists.
- Copyright:
- 2021
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781771992596
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781771992572, 9781771992589
- Publisher:
- Athabasca University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/25/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Leon Crane Bear, Larry Hannant, and Karissa Robyn Patton
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
- Reading Age:
- 16 and up
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Leon Crane Bear
- Edited by:
- Larry Hannant
- Edited by:
- Karissa Robyn Patton
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