At the turn of the nineteenth century, Saskatchewan was one of the fastest growing provinces in the country. In the early 1900s, it revolutionized the Canadian political landscape and gave rise to socialist governments that continue to influence Canadian politics today. It was the birthplace of Canada’s publicly funded health care system, and home to a thriving arts and literary community that helped define western Canadian culture. In Perspectives of Saskatchewan, twenty-one noted scholars present an in-depth look at some of the major developments in the province’s history, including subjects such as art, literature, demographics, politics, northern development, and religion. It lays the foundations for a greater understanding of Saskatchewan’s unique history, identity, and place in Canada.
Contents:
People of the Land: Population Changes in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan+s Forgotten North: 1905 to 2005
Saskatchewan: A Distinct Political Culture No Level Fields
Saskatchewan+s Path to Economic Development
One Hundred Years of Evolution in the Rural Economy
Canada+s Co-operative Province+: Individualism and Mutualism in a Settler Society, 1905+2005 Medicare
Saskatchewan+s Gift to the Nation?
The Prairie Face of Labour
The People+s University?
The University of Saskatchewan and the Province of Saskatchewan
Science in Saskatchewan: The Early Years Claiming Saskatchewan
Landscape Painting from 1905+1950
Abstract Art on the Prairies Writing Saskatchewan
The First Hundred Years Women+s Legislative and Political Participation in Saskatchewan
Original Publisher: Winnipeg [Man.]
, University of Manitoba Press
Language(s): English
ISBN:
9780887553530
,
0887553532
,
9780887552557
Details
DC Contributor
Porter, J. M.
Avery, Cheryl
Abstract
At the turn of the nineteenth century, Saskatchewan was one of the fastest growing provinces in the country. In the early 1900s, it revolutionized the Canadian political landscape and gave rise to socialist governments that continue to influence Canadian politics today. It was the birthplace of Canada’s publicly funded health care system, and home to a thriving arts and literary community that helped define western Canadian culture. In Perspectives of Saskatchewan, twenty-one noted scholars present an in-depth look at some of the major developments in the province’s history, including subjects such as art, literature, demographics, politics, northern development, and religion. It lays the foundations for a greater understanding of Saskatchewan’s unique history, identity, and place in Canada.