Elizabeth Furniss

The Burden of History

Colonialism and the Frontier Myth in a Rural Canadian Community

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Produktbeschreibung

Elizabeth Furniss is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press
• Seitenzahl: 237
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780774807104
• ISBN-10: 0774807105
• Artikelnr.: 41610883

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Furniss is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1 Culture and Colonialism in Rural British Columbia
2 The Burden of History
3 The Landscape of Public History: Pioneers, Progress, and the Myth of the
Frontier
4 Mobilizing History: Regional Identities, Pioneer Traditions, and the
Frontier Myth in Political Discourse
5 Indians, Whites, and Common-Sense Racism
6 Encountering Histories: The Land Claims Public Forum
7 Re-creating the Wild West: Negotiating Indianness in the Williams Lake
Stampede
8 The Frontier Complex: Conclusions and Comments
Notes; References; Index