Before and After the State: Politics, Poetics, and People(s) in the Pacific Northwest

Before and After the State: Politics, Poetics, and People(s) in the Pacific Northwest
ISBN-10
0774836709
ISBN-13
9780774836708
Category
History
Pages
332
Language
English
Published
2018-03-15
Publisher
UBC Press
Authors
Allan K. McDougall, Lisa Philips, Daniel L. Boxberger

Description

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.

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