The West and Beyond ─ New Perspectives on an Imagined Region

The West and Beyond explores the state of Western Canadian history, showcasing the research interests of a new generation of scholars while charting new directions for the future and stimulating further interrogation of our past. This dynamic collection encourages dialogue among generations of historians of the West, and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past. It also reflects a broad range of disciplinary and professional boundaries, offering new ways to understand the West.

"The West and Beyond differs from most of its predecessors. Within the collection's diverse range of topics, the volume has a coherence, momentum, and integrity that set it apart. Among the several collections of papers published over the past few years, this book covers new, ground and introduces new voices." Simon Evans, University of Calgary

Alvin Finkel has taught Canadian history at Athabasca University since 1978. Best known for his co-authorship with Margaret Conrad of the two-volume History of the Canadian Peoples, his other publications include The Social Credit Phenomenon in Alberta and Our Lives: Canada After 1945 and Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History. Sarah Carter is Professor and Henry Marshall Tory Chair in both the Department of History and Classics and the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. She is the author of The Importance of Being Monogamous: Marriage and Nation Building in Western Canada to 1915 and Montana Women Homesteaders: A Field of One’s Own. Peter Fortna is a historical and traditional land use consultant in the Fort McMurray area. He was the co-organizer of " The West and Beyond: Historians Past, Present and Future" conference, on which The West and Beyond is based.