Contesting Rural Space : Land Policy and Practices of Resettlement on Saltspring Island, 1859-1891.
Sandwell, R. W.
Contesting Rural Space : Land Policy and Practices of Resettlement on Saltspring Island, 1859-1891. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (347 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures and Maps -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Reading the Rural with a Microhistorical Eye -- 1 Land Policies and the Agricultural Vision in British Columbia -- 2 Settling Up the Wild Lands -- 3 The Main Support of the Colony: How Pre-emptors Met Policy-Makers' Goals -- 4 Commercial Farmers? -- 5 Appropriating the Land System: Pre-emption Behaviour as Rural Culture -- 6 Political Economy and Household Structure on Saltspring Island -- 7 The African-American Murders: Violence, Racism, and Community on Saltspring Island, 1859-1871 -- 8 Cohesion and Fracture in Saltspring Island Society -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
A micro-history of Saltspring Island in the early years of resettlement.
9780773572638
Land settlement-British Columbia-Saltspring Island-History-19th century.
Land use-British Columbia-Saltspring Island-History-19th century.
Colonisation interieure-Colombie-Britannique-Saltspring, Ile-Histoire-19e siecle.
Sol, Utilisation du-Colombie-Britannique-Saltspring, Ile-Histoire-19e siecle.
Saltspring Island (B.C.)-Rural conditions.
Saltspring Island (B.C.)-History-19th century.
Saltspring, Ile (C.-B.)-Histoire-19e siecle.
Electronic books.
HN110.S35 S36 2005
307.1/412097128
Contesting Rural Space : Land Policy and Practices of Resettlement on Saltspring Island, 1859-1891. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (347 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures and Maps -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Reading the Rural with a Microhistorical Eye -- 1 Land Policies and the Agricultural Vision in British Columbia -- 2 Settling Up the Wild Lands -- 3 The Main Support of the Colony: How Pre-emptors Met Policy-Makers' Goals -- 4 Commercial Farmers? -- 5 Appropriating the Land System: Pre-emption Behaviour as Rural Culture -- 6 Political Economy and Household Structure on Saltspring Island -- 7 The African-American Murders: Violence, Racism, and Community on Saltspring Island, 1859-1871 -- 8 Cohesion and Fracture in Saltspring Island Society -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
A micro-history of Saltspring Island in the early years of resettlement.
9780773572638
Land settlement-British Columbia-Saltspring Island-History-19th century.
Land use-British Columbia-Saltspring Island-History-19th century.
Colonisation interieure-Colombie-Britannique-Saltspring, Ile-Histoire-19e siecle.
Sol, Utilisation du-Colombie-Britannique-Saltspring, Ile-Histoire-19e siecle.
Saltspring Island (B.C.)-Rural conditions.
Saltspring Island (B.C.)-History-19th century.
Saltspring, Ile (C.-B.)-Histoire-19e siecle.
Electronic books.
HN110.S35 S36 2005
307.1/412097128