The North American West in the Twenty-First Century

"An indelible cornerstone that future historians can build on in their study of the twenty-first-century American West."-Benjamin Kiser, H-Environment

"[The North American West in the Twenty-First Century is] a substantive study that is required reading for Western writers looking for a refresher course that argues convincingly that the Old West has been superseded by a West relevant for the times in which we live."-Abraham Hoffman, Roundup Magazine

"This book would be an excellent addition to any undergraduate course about the modern U.S. West, and will help build a new historiographical base for the field."-Sheila McManus, Journal of Arizona History

"These wide-ranging, well-researched essays accomplish Rensink's goal of pulling modern Western scholarship into the twenty-first century and demonstrate the continuing power of historic events to shape the modern American West."-MichÈle T. Butts, South Dakota History

“Anthologies such as Trails Toward a New Western History (1991) have marked seminal moments in the developing field of western history. Brenden Rensink’s collection The North American West in the Twenty-First Century is a new landmark volume in this tradition, one that marks a seminal moment in our understanding of what contemporary western history is. The contributors-a distinguished and adventurous group of emerging and established scholars-take on the vital issues of environment, Indigenous sovereignty, labor and migration, and politics, and place the transition to the twenty-first century at the forefront of our thinking. Every scholar and student of the West needs to engage with this important collection.”-David M. Wrobel, author of America’s West: A History, 1890–1950

“This book is in the vanguard of scholarship on the twenty-first-century West. It will provide a benchmark for future generations of historians as they assess [this time period].”-Todd Kerstetter, author of Inspiration and Innovation: Religion in the American West