Storied Landscapes : Ethno-Religious Identity and the Canadian Prairies Paperback / softback
by Frances Swyripa
Part of the Studies in Immigration and Culture series
Paperback / softback
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Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West.
Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. It reveals how each group's sense of identity was shaped by a complex interplay of physical and emotional ties to land and place, and how that sense of belonging influenced, and was influenced by, relationships not only within the prairies and the Canadian nation state but also with the homeland and its extended diaspora.
Through a close study of myths, symbols, commemorative traditions, and landmarks, Storied Landscapes boldly asserts the inseparability of ethnicity and religion both to defining the prairie region and to understanding the Canadian nation-building project.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:University of Manitoba Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2010
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- ISBN:9780887557200
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:University of Manitoba Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780887557200