Prairie Metropolis: New Essays on Winnipeg Social History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0887557139 ISBN 13: 9780887557132

Publisher: University of Manitoba Press, 2009

Synopsis

At the turn of the twentieth century, Winnipeg was the fastest-growing city in North America. But its days as a diverse and culturally rich metropolis did not end when the boom collapsed. Prairie Metropolis brings together some of the best new graduate research on the history of Winnipeg and makes a groundbreaking contribution to the history of the city between 1900 and the 1980s. The essays in this collection explore the development of social institutions such as the city’s police force, juvenile court, health care institutions, volunteer organizations, and cultural centres. They offer critical analyses on ethnic, gender, and class inequality and conflict, while placing Winnipeg’s experiences in national and international contexts.

About this title

About the Author:

Esyllt W. Jones lives and teaches history in Winnipeg. She is the author of the award-winning Influenza 1918: Death, Disease and Struggle in Winnipeg, and is currently working on a reinterpretation of the origins of medicare in Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0887557139
• ISBN 13: 9780887557132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Jones Esyllt W., Friesen Gerald