With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada

Name: With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada
Author: Celia Haig-Brown; David A. Nock
ISBN: 9780774811385

Celia Haig-Brown; David A. Nock

Language: English

Published by UBC Press, Vancouver, 2006

0774811382 / 9780774811385

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Very light corner rubbing, little wear overall. Quite clean. '[This book] examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. These people recognized colonial wrongs and worked together in a variety of ways to right them, but they could not stem the tide of European-based exploitation. The book is neither an apologist text nor an attempt to argue that some colonizers were simply 'well intentioned.' Almost all those considered here - teachers, lawyers, missionaries, activists - had as their overall goal the Christianization and civilization of Canada's First Peoples. While their sensitivity and willingness to work in concert with Aboriginals made them stand out from their less sympathetic compatriots, they were nonetheless implicated in the colonialist project, as the contributors to this volume make clear.' 358 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. …

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Title: With Good Intentions: Euro-Canadian and Aboriginal Relations in Colonial Canada
Author: Celia Haig-Brown; David A. Nock
Publisher: UBC Press, Vancouver
Publication year: 2006
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Book
Binding: Trade Paperback
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0774811382
ISBN 13: 9780774811385
Seller catalogs: For Sale

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