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The West Beyond the West

A History of British Columbia

by (author) Jean Barman

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Aug 2007
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802094957
    Publish Date
    Aug 2007
    List Price
    $61.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487516567
    Publish Date
    May 2017
    List Price
    $50.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802093097
    Publish Date
    Aug 2007
    List Price
    $85.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442689374
    Publish Date
    Dec 2007
    List Price
    $99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442691841
    Publish Date
    Aug 2007
    List Price
    $51.00

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Description

British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically acclaimed work is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century.

Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province. She incorporates new perspectives and expands discussions on important topics such as the province's relationship to Canada as a nation, its involvement in the two world wars, the perspectives of non-mainstream British Columbians, and its participation in recreation and sports including Olympics.

First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date. Barman's deft scholarship is readily apparent and the book demands to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in British Columbian or Canadian history.

About the author

Jean Barman, professor emeritus, has published more than twenty books, including On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing, 2020) and the winner of the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Award, Stanley Park’s Secret (Harbour Publishing, 2005). Her lifelong pursuit to enrich the history of BC has earned her such honours as a Governor General’s Award, a George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, a Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing and a position as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

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