Before and After the State (Paperback)

Lisa Philips

ISBN 10: 0774836687 / ISBN 13: 9780774836685

Published by University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2018

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Paperback. The evolution of the CanadaUS borderland in the Pacific Northwest included the wholesale transformation of social organization and individual identities together with the redefinition and application of public power. Before and After the State examines the impact of those changes across a region that already harboured a vibrant, highly complex melange of societies with dynamic local, regional, and global trade and kin networks. Allan McDougall, Lisa Philips, and Daniel Boxberger explore fundamental questions of state formation, social transformation, and the (re)construction of identity to expose the narratives and other devices of nation building, their impact on generations caught in the transition, and the reverberations of those national myths that continue to the present. Documenting the profound impact of state formation on individuals and communities in the Pacific Northwest of the nineteenth century, Before and After the State reveals how national narratives and constructed identities were used in the service of nation building. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Before and After the State (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774836687
• ISBN 13: 9780774836685
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The creation of the Canada–US border in the Pacific Northwest is often presented as a tale of two nations, but beyond the macro-political dynamics is the experience of individuals. Before and After the State examines the imposition of a border across a region that already held a vibrant, highly complex society and dynamic trading networks. Allan McDougall, Lisa Philips, and Daniel Boxberger explore fundamental questions of state formation, social transformation, and the (re)construction of identity to expose how the devices and myths of nation building affect people’s lives.

About the Author

Allan K. McDougall is professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. Lisa Philips is professor emerita at the University of Alberta. Daniel L. Boxberger is professor of anthropology at Western Washington University.