The Iconic North : Cultural Constructions of Aboriginal Life in Postwar Canada Hardback
by Joan Sangster
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Recent archaeological discoveries in the polar region have reanimated stock images of the intrepid explorer who braves the elements to bring modernity to a frigid northern wasteland.
The Iconic North reveals that ideological assumptions, economic priorities, and a shift in government strategy in the postwar era all influenced how northern culture was represented in popular Canadian imagery.
Whether it was film, television, or women’s autobiographies, the “primitive†North was often portrayed as the mirror opposite to the “modern†South. In crisp and elegant prose, Joan Sangster redirects current debates about the geopolitical prospects of the North by addressing how women and gender relations have played a key role in the history of northern development.Drawing on archival and cultural sources, Sangster shows how gender, race, and colonialism shape our understanding of northern peoples, economies, and government policy.
This work reveals how assumptions about both Indigenous and non-Indigenous women shaped gender, class, and political relationships in the circumpolar north – a region now commanding more of the world’s attention.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 18 b&w photographs
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:21/05/2016
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- ISBN:9780774831833
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages, 18 b&w photographs
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:21/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774831833
