Contact and Conflict: Indian-European Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890 [Paperback]

Robin Fisher (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1992

Originally published in 1977, and reprinted several times since, this text provides an account of the profound impact that white settlement had on Native-European relations in British Columbia after the fur trade ended. Robin Fisher argues that the fur trade had a limited effect on the cultures of Native people. Both Natives and Europeans were involved in a mutually beneficial economic system, and there was no incentive for non-Native fur traders to alter radically the Native social system. With the passing of the fur trade in 1858, however, and the beginning of white settlement, what had been a reciprocal system between the two civilizations became a pattern of white dominance. The second edition includes a preface in which the author re-examines his original arguments, surveys the literature since 1977, and comments on directions for new research. The original edition of the book was published at a time when there was relatively little written by historians on the subject.

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Robin Fisher is head of the Department of History at the University of Northern British Columbia.

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• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr; 2 edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0774804009
• ISBN-13: 978-0774804004
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars The benchmark for texts on West coast Euro-Native relations., May 14, 1996

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This review is from: Contact and Conflict: Indian-European Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890 (Paperback)

Since the publication of the first edition this text has been the basis for all later works on the subject. This edition also includes an new preface in which Fisher argues against most of the criticism that this book has received. Nonetheless there is no more complete book that surveys the issue available