"British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically acclaimed work is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century." "First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date. Barman's deft scholarship is readily apparent and the book demands to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in British Columbian or Canadian history."--Jacket

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PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAPS In Search of British Columbia First Encounters, 1741-1825 The Trade in Furs, 1789-1849 Impetus to Settlement, 1846-1858 Distant Oversight, 1858-1871 The Young Province, 1871-1900 Population Explosion, 1886-1914 Disregard of Native Peoples, 1858-1945 Growing Self-Confidence, 1900-1918 Reform and Its Limits, 1871-1929 The Best and Worst of Times, 1918-1945 The Good Life, 1945-1972 Equality Revolution, 1945-1980 The Challenges of Leadership, 1972-2006 A New Dynamic The British Columbian IdentityTABLES NOTES REFERENCES