| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 33.3

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Book Review

The Great Northwest: The Search for Regional Identity. Edited by William G. Robbins. (Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2001. x + 190 pp. Notes, index. $21.95, paper.)

The field of western American history depends on the viability of the notion of "region." Thus, "regionalism" has always been a preoccupation of scholars of the West. But today we live in a post-modern and globalized world, one whose existence necessarily subverts the integrity of "region." There exists, then, a new imperative in regional studies, well demonstrated by the recent proliferation of monographs and anthologies on the subject. The Great Northwest is yet one more contribution to this genre. . . .

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