Teaching the country to speak : settling and establishing place in the central north Thompson

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dc.contributor.authorWalther, Thomasen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:13:18Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:13:18Z
dc.date.copyright1996en_US
dc.date.issued1996
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of History
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis looks at the Euro-American approach to the Central North Thompson valley, a region in the southern interior of British Columbia. An analysis of land surveys and landscape names sheds light on the conceptual framework with which Western culture disclosed place. On another, but philosophically related level, the chosen historiographical approach is critical of the implicit belief in progress which often underlies the historical narratives. The chronological approach of the thesis points to the fragmentary nature of various episodes, such as the rupture in native culture or the miners' brief search for wealth, rather than emphasising the continuity and seamless progress of History in the Central North Thompson.
dc.format.extent95 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20038
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dc.titleTeaching the country to speak : settling and establishing place in the central north Thompsonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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