Defying Palliser Stories of Resilience from the Driest Region of the Canadian Prairies |
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| Author:
| Warren, Jim
Diaz, Harry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88977-294-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Regina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.