Ghost Dancing with Colonialism
Download or Read eBook Ghost Dancing with Colonialism PDF written by Grace Li Xiu Woo and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Grace Li Xiu Woo |
| Publisher | : UBC Press |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2011-09-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780774818902 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0774818905 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ghost Dancing with Colonialism by : Grace Li Xiu Woo
Book excerpt: Some assume that Canada earned a place among postcolonial states in 1982 when it took charge of its Constitution. Yet despite the formal recognition accorded to Aboriginal and treaty rights at that time, Indigenous peoples continue to argue that they are still being colonized. Grace Woo assesses this allegation using a binary model that distinguishes colonial from postcolonial legality. She argues that two legal paradigms governed the expansion of the British Empire, one based on popular consent, the other on conquest and the power to command. Ghost Dancing with Colonialism casts explanatory light on ongoing tensions between Canada and Indigenous peoples.
