Civilizing the Wilderness

Civilizing the Wilderness
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 473
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ISBN-10 : 9780888646767
ISBN-13 : 0888646763
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Book Synopsis Civilizing the Wilderness by : A.A. (Andy) den Otter

Download or read book Civilizing the Wilderness written by A.A. (Andy) den Otter and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, A.A. den Otter explores the meaning of the concepts "civilizing" and "wilderness" within an 1850s Euro-British North American context. At the time, den Otter argues, these concepts meant something quite different than they do today. Through careful readings and researches of a variety of lesser known individuals and events, den Otter teases out the striking dichotomy between "civilizing" and "wilderness," leading readers to a new understanding of the relationship between newcomers and Native peoples, and the very lands they inhabited. Historians and non-specialists with an interest in western Canadian native, settler, and environmental-economic history will be deeply rewarded by reading Civilizing the Wilderness.


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