West Beyond the West A History of British Columbia

Name: West Beyond the West A History of British Columbia
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ISBN: 9780802094957

ISBN-10: 0802094953

ISBN-13: 9780802094957

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jean Barman

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Book details

List price: $45.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 8/25/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 449
Size: 6.55" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.332
Language: English

Jean Barman is a professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia, and is the author of the acclaimed study The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia (1996).




In search of British Columbia



First encounters, 1741-1825



The trade in furs, 1789-1849



Impetus to settlement, 1846-1858



Distant oversight, 1858-1871



The young province, 1871-1900



Population explosion, 1886-1914



Disregard of native peoples, 1858-1945



Growing self-confidence, 1900-1918



Reform and its limits, 1871-1929



The best and worst of times, 1918-1945



The good life, 1945-1972



Equality revolution, 1945-1980



The challenges of leadership, 1972-2006



A new dynamic, 1980-2006



The British Columbian identity