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

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781771992596
Related ISBNs:
9781771992572, 9781771992589
Publisher:
Athabasca University Press
Date of Addition:
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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