Becoming British Columbia: A Population History
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John Belshaw (Author)
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Becoming British Columbia is the first comprehensive, demographic history of British Columbia. Investigating critical moments in the demographic record and linking demographic patterns to larger social and political questions, it shows how biology, politics, and history conspired with sex, death, and migration to create a particular kind of society. John Belshaw overturns the widespread tendency to associate population growth with progress. He reveals that the province has a long tradition of thinking and acting vigorously in ways meant to control and shape biological communities of humans, and suggests that imperialism, race, class, and gender have historically situated population issues at the centre of public consciousness in British Columbia. 4 maps, 19 charts, and 26 tables
About the Author
John Douglas Belshaw is a faculty member with Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning, a consultant to the post-secondary sector, a public scholar, and freelance writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of five books on British Columbia history, including Becoming British Columbia (UBC Press, 2009).
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- Contributor: John Belshaw
- Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
- ISBN13: 9780774815451
- Number of Pages: 312
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Packaged Weight: 540
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
- Release Date: 2009-01-10
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: John Douglas Belshaw is a faculty member with Thompson Rivers University - Open Learning, a consultant to the post-secondary sector, a public scholar, and freelance writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of five books on British Columbia history, including Becoming British Columbia (UBC Press, 2009).
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