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Book SynopsisUnstable Properties convincingly argues that the so-called land question in British Columbia cannot be resolved without understanding the fundamentally unstable ideological foundation of land and title arrangements on which the province rests.
Trade ReviewThis is critical reading for legal scholars and anyone interested in Indigenous rights.
-- S. Perreault, CHOICE Connect
A welcome addition to a literature that has been dominated by lawyers, historians, journalists, and political scientists.
-- Bruce McIvor, UBC * BC Studies *
The principles explored here are relevant to planners everywhere. * Plan Canada *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Paper Claims
1 The Invention of British Columbia
2 Calder, Churn, and Destabilization: 1973–97
3 Unsettled in the Wake of Delgamuukw
4 The Politics of Refusal and the End of the Political Path, 2004–14
5 Property, Territory, Sovereignty, and Citizenship
Conclusion: Reconciliation and Reimagining British Columbia
References; Index
