{"product_id":"once-upon-an-oldman-9780774807128","title":"Once Upon an Oldman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlenn has carefully documented the sequence of events surrounding this often bitter controversy and has provided a comprehensive analysis of the issues, motives, and actions involved. His thorough review of the geography, history, and political institutions offers readers an understanding of how and why the project emerged. His book is well written, enjoyable to read, and supplemented by extensive notes and references. Recommended for all readership levels, especially for those interested in the interactions between governmental agencies, lobbyists, Native peoples, environmental groups, and legal institutions. -- M.J. Zwolinski * Choice *\u003cbr\u003eIn this dense, well-researched, and thoroughly readable book, Jack Glenn examines how this highly controversial project came about. -- Ken Woollard * CBRA 5043 *\u003cbr\u003eAn exhaustive chronicle of the battles over the construction of the Oldman Den in southern Alberta ... a definitive chronicle of both the battle of the Oldman specifically and the ongoing struggle to keep some of our natural landscape whole in the face of development pressures. Glenn provides background and reasons for his criticisms that are hard to object to, no matter what your agenda. for anyone who was involved, however peripherally, in the Oldman struggle, this book will be both engrossing and enlightening. For those concerned with the overall government versus environment struggle, it should be equally so. -- Valerie Haig-Brown * Alberta Views *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Oldman River Basin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 In the Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 The ECA Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 A Dam on the Oldman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Interlude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 The Battle Joined\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The EARPGO Challenge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Carry on Regardless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Milton and the Lonefighters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 7 September 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 In the Aftermath\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The Federal Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 The Panel Reports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 And Thereafter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 The Iron Triangle and the Oldman River Dam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 The Environment and Its Friends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Biological Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 EARPGO and the Courts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 FOR and the Attorney General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 The Peigan Indians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 The Peigan and the Oldman River Dam I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 The Peigan and the Oldman River Dam II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 The Federal Watchdog I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 The Federal Watchdog II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 Iniquity and Betrayal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 The Peigan, Politics, and the Courts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 The Environment, Politics, and the Courts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29 Information and Disinformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 Does It Matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404904341847,"sku":"9780774807128","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774807128.jpg?v=1730488004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/once-upon-an-oldman-9780774807128","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}