{"product_id":"at-the-bridge-9780774861526","title":"At the Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Bridge lifts from obscurity the story of James Teit (18641922), an outstanding Canadian ethnographer and Indian rights activist whose thoughtful scholarship and tireless organizing have been largely ignored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWickwire painstakingly unearths the life and legacy of someone who was undeservedly 'invisibilized'...she does a thorough job of unearthing Teit’s legacy. Her book is filled with detail, anecdotes, and personal reflection. It’s an inspiring must-read for anyone interested in reconciliation today.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nelle Oosterom, Senior Editor * Canada's History *\u003cbr\u003eWhen Wickwire talks about Teit, there is an obvious excitement at the chance to highlight such an interesting character. That excitement comes across on the pages of the book as lively, solid reportage with a healthy dash of deserved reverence. At the Bridge is dense without being dry. -- Dana Gee * Vancouver Sun *\u003cbr\u003eWendy Wickwire’s groundbreaking historical investigation places James Teit as a key figure in early North American anthropology, but also as central to historical Indigenous rights activism in British Columbia. -- Julie Cruikshank, author of \u003cem\u003eDo Glaciers Listen? Local Knowledge, Colonial Encounters and Social Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWickwire has done B.C. scholars and Indigenous peoples an essential service in deftly peeling back the layers of personality, family, and life circumstances of one of Canada’s unsung heroes ... [her] work is not only highly recommended, but a definite must-read for anyone concerned with the unresolved Indigenous “land question” that continues to haunt the province to this day. -- Dan Marshall * The Ormsby Review *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a remarkable book about a remarkable man and deserves a place on the bookshelf of everyone who understands that knowing where we’ve come from is essential to navigating our course to somewhere else and to somewhere that we hope to make better rather than worse. -- Stephen Hume * Walhachin Press *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWickwire draws her audience into a style of anthropology that is situated, participatory, and strives to be contextually self-aware at every turn.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Mark Zion, Kate Plyley, Hester Lessard, Rebecca Johnson * Alberta Law Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wickwire painstakingly unearths the life and legacy of someone who was undeservedly 'invisibilized'...she does a thorough job of unearthing Teit’s legacy. Her book is filled with detail, anecdotes, and personal reflection. It’s an inspiring must-read for anyone interested in reconciliation today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nelle Oosterom * Canada's History *\u003cbr\u003eIt is an exceptional book about a remarkable man who never received the recognition he deserved for his major input to what was then the new science of anthropology. -- Jim Cooperman * Salmon Arm Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Missing in History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Boats, Trains, Horses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Dear Auld Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Encounter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Paper Mountain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Dwelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Capital of Resistance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 The Indians’ Agent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 NOttawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Farewell Coyote, Hello Jack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404942614871,"sku":"9780774861526","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774861526.jpg?v=1730488136","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/at-the-bridge-9780774861526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}