Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia

by Sean Carleton

Book Overview

An examination of how early state schooling in British Columbia taught students the legitimacy of settler capitalism.

Between 1849 and 1930, government-assisted schooling in British Columbia supported the development of a capitalist settler society. These institutions administered different systems that trained Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in their unequal roles in the emerging social order. Lessons in Legitimacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774868082
• ISBN13: 9780774868082
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"