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The Quintessential Albertan
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- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xiii
- Acknowledgements xv
- Opening Questions xvii
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1 Down to Earth?
- Born of the Land 1
- Stranger than a Strange Land 13
- Openness 21
- Good Sports 26
- Rural Roots, Urban Shoots 30
- Riches 37
- Resource Battles 47
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2 Rednecks or Radicals?
- By Any Other Name 53
- Non-partisan 58
- Left to Right 65
- Rednecks 80
- Separated at Birth 105
- Separated at Birth 112
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3 Mavericks or Sheep?
- The Maverick Mantra 121
- Autonomy 129
- Begging to Differ 136
- An Early Dissident 144
- The Great Divide 147
- The Sheep Factor 153
- Bigger and Better 162
- The Quintessential Albertan 181
- Alberta Personified 186
- Rattus Non Gratus 195
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4 Cultural Backwater or Fountain?
- The Rawhide Curtain 201
- More Culture than Bacteria? 212
- A Constant Source of Amazement 222
- Diverse Roots 232
- Yearning for Learning 241
- Ears a Little More Open 248
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5 Boom, Bust and Eco?
- Peaks and Valleys 261
- Eco Ground Zero 283
- Green Streak 296
- Going Green Meets Making Green 302
- So Many Challenges 305
- The Future (Ain’t What It Used to Be) 310
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6 Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up?
- What’s in a Name? 317
- Myths and Contradictions (Or Not) 328
- Myths and Contradictions (Or Not) 338
- The Last Best West 342
- Standing Up 350
- Notes 357
- Interviews Cited 377
- Bibliography 381
- Index 407
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xiii
- Acknowledgements xv
- Opening Questions xvii
-
1 Down to Earth?
- Born of the Land 1
- Stranger than a Strange Land 13
- Openness 21
- Good Sports 26
- Rural Roots, Urban Shoots 30
- Riches 37
- Resource Battles 47
-
2 Rednecks or Radicals?
- By Any Other Name 53
- Non-partisan 58
- Left to Right 65
- Rednecks 80
- Separated at Birth 105
- Separated at Birth 112
-
3 Mavericks or Sheep?
- The Maverick Mantra 121
- Autonomy 129
- Begging to Differ 136
- An Early Dissident 144
- The Great Divide 147
- The Sheep Factor 153
- Bigger and Better 162
- The Quintessential Albertan 181
- Alberta Personified 186
- Rattus Non Gratus 195
-
4 Cultural Backwater or Fountain?
- The Rawhide Curtain 201
- More Culture than Bacteria? 212
- A Constant Source of Amazement 222
- Diverse Roots 232
- Yearning for Learning 241
- Ears a Little More Open 248
-
5 Boom, Bust and Eco?
- Peaks and Valleys 261
- Eco Ground Zero 283
- Green Streak 296
- Going Green Meets Making Green 302
- So Many Challenges 305
- The Future (Ain’t What It Used to Be) 310
-
6 Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up?
- What’s in a Name? 317
- Myths and Contradictions (Or Not) 328
- Myths and Contradictions (Or Not) 338
- The Last Best West 342
- Standing Up 350
- Notes 357
- Interviews Cited 377
- Bibliography 381
- Index 407