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Defying Palliser: Stories of Resilience from the Driest Region of the Canadian Prairies (CPR)
Warren, Jim, Diaz, Harry
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Description for Defying Palliser: Stories of Resilience from the Driest Region of the Canadian Prairies (CPR)
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 1KBCS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
After travelling through the Canadian prairies in the 1850s, British adventurer John Palliser deemed a large portion of the region to be a near desert and unfit for agriculture. That reportedly disadvantaged area became known as Palliser's Triangle. In Defying Palliser farmers and ranchers from southwest Saskatchewan and southest Alberta--residents in the Palliser Triangle--tell how they have challenged Palliser's prediction. Incorporating the latest research on adaptive capacity and climate change, these stories of self-reliance, inventiveness and community solidarity reveal a remarkably resilient people who have adapted and survived in the driest, most drought-prone climate on the Canadian Prairies.
After travelling through the Canadian prairies in the 1850s, British adventurer John Palliser deemed a large portion of the region to be a near desert and unfit for agriculture. That reportedly disadvantaged area became known as Palliser's Triangle. In Defying Palliser farmers and ranchers from southwest Saskatchewan and southest Alberta--residents in the Palliser Triangle--tell how they have challenged Palliser's prediction. Incorporating the latest research on adaptive capacity and climate change, these stories of self-reliance, inventiveness and community solidarity reveal a remarkably resilient people who have adapted and survived in the driest, most drought-prone climate on the Canadian Prairies.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
367
Place of Publication
Regina, Canada
ISBN
9780889772946
SKU
V9780889772946
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About Warren, Jim, Diaz, Harry
Harry Diaz is professor of Sociology and Social Studies and former director of the Canadian Plains Research Center at the University of Regina.
Reviews for Defying Palliser: Stories of Resilience from the Driest Region of the Canadian Prairies (CPR)
"Defying Palliser offers answers to this crucial question: how do people not only persevere, but make a living, in the driest region of the Canadian Praires? -Elaine Wheaton, adjunct professor, University of Saskatchewan and researcher emeritus, Saskatchewan Research Council "Defying Palliser is unlike any other book on the natural environment of the northern plains...All readers, even scientists, have much to ... Read more