The West beyond the West : a history of British Columbia / Jean Barman.
"British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province.
First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date." --frontispiece
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802093097
- ISBN: 9780802094957 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xx, 539 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 3rd ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2007.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-496) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. In search of British Columbia -- 2. First encounters, 1741-1825 -- 3. The trade in furs, 1789-1849 -- 4. Impetus to settlement, 1846-1858 -- 5. Distant oversight, 1858-1871 -- 6. The young province, 1871-1900 -- 7. Population explosion, 1886-1914 -- 8. Disregard of native peoples, 1858-1945 -- 9. Growing self-confidence, 1900-1918 -- 10. Reform and its limits, 1871-1929 -- 11. The best and worst of times, 1918-1945 -- 12. The good life, 1945-1972 -- 13. Equality revolution, 1945-1980 -- 14. The challenges of leadership, 1972-2006 -- 15. A new dynamic, 1980-2006 -- 16. The British Columbian identity. |
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Subject: | British Columbia > History. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Castlegar Campus Library | FC 3811 B36 2007 (Text)
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Summary:
"British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province.
First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date." --frontispiece
First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date." --frontispiece