| Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958 Contributor(s): Reimer, Chad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774816449 ISBN-13: 9780774816441 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 971.100 |
| LCCN: 2010290369 |
| Physical Information: 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Captain James Cook first made contact with the area now known as British Columbia in 1778. The colonists who followed soon realized they needed a written history, both to justify their dispossession of Aboriginal peoples and to formulate an identity for a new settler society. Writing British Columbia History traces how Euro-Canadian historians took up this task, and struggled with the newness of colonial society and overlapping ties to the British Empire, the United States, and Canada. This exploration of the role of history writing in colonialism and nation building will appeal to anyone interested in the history of British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, and history writing in Canada. |