Thresholds, Walls, and Bridges

Journeys Through the Borderlands of Historya

Elizabeth Jameson

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University of Calgary Press
01 October 2025

History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Social discrimination; Gender studies: women; Sociology: work & labour

Series: The West

Thresholds, Walls, and Bridges is a collection of public lectures delivered by historian Dr. Elizabeth Jameson during her tenure as Imperial Oil-Lincoln McKay Chair in American Studies at the University of Calgary from 1999 to 2017.

Together, these lectures represent the intellectual evolution of an important and influential scholar told through engaging original research. Thresholds, Walls, and Bridges presents insightful and challenging discussions of historical questions informed by contemporary debates. Ranging from the gold camps of California to northwest Alaska, from North Dakota homesteads of the late 19th century to New Jersey cities of the 1960s, they address the boundaries that divide people and the ways that private acts in everyday lives can make meaningful change.

Dr. Jameson explores the histories of borderlands, labour, women, workers, people of colour, and the connected pasts of Canada and the United States. Rejecting approaches that write most people out of history, she makes humanity visible again and again. Thresholds, Walls, and Bridges is a record of a remarkable career.

By: Elizabeth Jameson
Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781773856612
ISBN 10: 1773856618
Series: The West
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Jameson is professor emerita of History at the University of Calgary. A social historian, her scholarship has focused on the histories of women, workers, and social movements in the North American Wests.