Colonialism's Currency: Money, State, and First Nations in Canada, 1820-1950 Volume 39

by Brian Gettler

Book Overview

Money, often portrayed as a straightforward representation of market value, is also a political force, a technology for remaking space and population. This was especially true in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Canada, where money - in many forms - provided an effective means of disseminating colonial social values, laying claim to national space, and disciplining colonized peoples. Colonialism's Currency analyzes the historical experiences and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228001188
• ISBN13: 9780228001188
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"