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The Resettlement of British Columbia:

Essays on Colonialism & Geographical Change
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UBC Press, 1997 - History - 314 pages
In this beautifully crafted collection of essays, Cole Harris reflectson the strategies of colonialism in British Columbia during the first150 years after the arrival of European settlers. The pervasivedisplacement of indigenous people by the newcomers, the mechanisms bywhich it was accomplished, and the resulting effects on the landscape,social life, and history of Canada’s western-most province areexamined through the dual lenses of post-colonial theory and empiricaldata. By providing a compelling look at the colonial construction ofthe province, the book revises existing perceptions of the history andgeography of British Columbia.
  

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Voices of Smallpox around the Strait of Georgia
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Strategies of Power in the Cordilleran Fur Trade
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The Making of the Lower Mainland
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The Fraser Canyon Encountered
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A Population Geography of British Columbia in 1881
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The Struggle with Distance
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Industry and the Good Life around Idaho Peak 194
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Farming and Rural Life
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Making an Immigrant Society
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About the author (1997)

Cole Harris was born and raised in British Columbia and has been adistinguished member of the Department of Geography at UBC for manyyears. Currently the co-editor of BC Studies, he is especially wellknown as the editor of the first volume of the Historical Atlas ofCanada: From the Beginning to 1800.

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TitleThe Resettlement of British Columbia: Essays on Colonialism & Geographical Change
AuthorCole Harris
Edition3, illustrated, reprint
PublisherUBC Press, 1997
ISBN0774805897, 9780774805896
Length314 pages
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