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Title: Book review essay: recent Canadian political history.(Canadian Political Parties: Historical Readings)(The Politics of Resentment: British Columbia, Regionalism, and Canadian Unity )(Book Review)
Author: Bruce Kalk
Publication: American Review of Canadian Studies (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Association for Canadian Studies in the United States
Volume: 33Issue: 3Page: 419(4)

Article Type: Book Review

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