Mental Territories : Mapping the Inland Empire / Katherine G. Morrissey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrissey, Katherine G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Culture conflict--Washington (State)--Spokane Region--History.

Culture conflict.

Culture conflict--Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)--History.

Human geography--Washington (State)--Spokane Region.

Human geography.

Human geography--Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest).

Regionalism--Washington (State)--Spokane Region.

Regionalism.

Regionalism--Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest).

Spokane Region (Wash.)--History--Psychological aspects.

Spokane Region (Wash.).

Spokane Region (Wash.)--Historical geography.

Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)--History--Psychological aspects.

Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest).

Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)--Historical geography.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Rarely recognized outside its boundaries today, the Pacific Northwest region known at the turn of the century as the Inland Empire included portions of the states of Washington and Idaho, as well as British Columbia. Katherine G. Morrissey traces the history of this self-proclaimed region from its origins through its heyday. In doing so, she challenges the characterization of regions as fixed places defined by their geography, economy, and demographics. Regions, she argues, are best understood as mental constructs, internally defined through conflicts and debates among different groups of people seeking to control a particular area's identity and direction. She tells the story of the Inland Empire as a complex narrative of competing perceptions and interests.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Mental Territories

Inset: "Spokane"

Chapter 1: Mapping the Inland Empire

Inset: Reservations about Empire

Chapter 2: Coeur d'Alene Fences and Walls

Chapter 3: Coeur d'Alene Mining Debates

Inset: Empire Building

Chapter 4: Expansion and Promotion

Chapter 5: Outsiders in the Palouse

Conclusion: Ghost Region

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-211) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 16. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-2899-7

OCLC:

1132229493