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Book SynopsisDocumenting the profound impact of state formation on individuals and communities in the Pacific Northwest of the nineteenth century, Before and After the State reveals how national narratives and constructed identities were used in the service of nation building.
Trade ReviewThe authors show that histories on both sides of the border have downplayed pioneering before large-scale western migration.
-- David R. Conn * Western Mariner *
After reading this book one may never look at the Pacific Northwest in quite the same way. -- Tracie Lea-Scott, Heriot-Watt University, Dubai * British Journal of Canadian Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Hegemonic Transformation and the Imposition of the State in the Pacific Northwest / Lisa Philips and Allan K. McDougall
Part 1: Superimposing a Statist Structure: Setting the Stage
1 Setting the Political Stage in the Pacific Northwest / Allan K. McDougall
2 Identities on the Fringe / Daniel L. Boxberger
3 Eastern Games, Western Lives, 1793–1846 / Allan K. McDougall
4 Superimposing the Statist System / Allan K. McDougall
5 On a Mission: Translocality and Hegemonic Transformation in Nineteenth-Century Oregon / Allan K. McDougall
6 The Impact of Hegemonic Change on Blended Communities / Daniel L. Boxberger
Part 2: Hegemonic Transformation: Roles, Players, and Improvisations
7 Creating a Script: Hegemonic Transformation, Identity, and Translocality / Allan K. McDougall
8 Defining Roles and Constructing the Cast / Lisa Philips
9 Early Improvisations: Ranald MacDonald / Lisa Philips
10 Written out of the Script: Three Generations of McKays / Lisa Philips
11 Later Revisions: (Re)constructing the Cast of US and Canadian Pioneers / Lisa Philips
Conclusion: Epic Scripts / Lisa Philips and Allan K. McDougall
Notes; Index
