Prairie Metropolis
New Essays on Winnipeg Social History
Published on 30. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-0-88755-713-2 (ISBN)
Description
Prairie Metropolis brings together some of the best new graduate research on the history of Winnipeg and makes a groundbreaking contribution to the history of the city between 1900 and the 1980s. The essays place Winnipeg's experiences in national and international contexts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Winnipeg
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88755-713-2 (9780887557132)
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Esyllt W. Jones lives and teaches history in Winnipeg, Canada. She is the author of the award-winning Influenza 1918: Death, Disease and Struggle in Winnipeg, and is currently working on a reinterpretation of the origins of medicare in Canada.
Gerald Friesen is the author of The Canadian Prairies, the most influential and widely read history of western Canada, and A Guide to Manitoba Local History (with Barry Potyondi). His articles have been published in newspapers, journals, and books, and he has lectured internationally.
Gerald Friesen is the author of The Canadian Prairies, the most influential and widely read history of western Canada, and A Guide to Manitoba Local History (with Barry Potyondi). His articles have been published in newspapers, journals, and books, and he has lectured internationally.