The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia - Softcover

Barman, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802074588 ISBN 13: 9780802074584

Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1993

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed since its publication in 1991, the BC history of choice has now been revised. Here is the story of Canada's westernmost province, beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing up to 1995. Jean Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also by including the roles of women, immigrants, and Native peoples. She interweaves political, social, economic, and demographic events into an absorbing account that reveals the roots of contemporary British Columbia in all its diversity and apparent contradictions.

The revised edition has been updated to include information from the 1991 census and revisions have been made throughout the book, including the references, to update it to 1995.

About this title

About the Author:

Jean Barman is Professor 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).

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0802074588
• ISBN 13: 9780802074584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 428