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

by Allan K McDougall, Daniel L Boxberger, Lisa Philips, et al.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774836687
• ISBN13: 9780774836685
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 332 Pages