Oka A Political Crisis and its Legacy
by Swain, Harry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1553654293
- ISBN 13
- 9781553654292
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 1553654293 . Barely noticable glue remnant top front panel of DJ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 6.1 X 1.1 X 9 inches; 250 pages; "On July 11, 1990, tension between white and Mohawk people at Oka, just west of Montreal, took a violent turn. At issue was the town's plan to turn a piece of disputed land in the community of Kanesatake into a golf course. Media footage of rock-throwing white residents and armed, masked Mohawk Warriors facing police across barricades shocked the world and galvanized Aboriginal people across the continent. In August, Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa called for the Canadian army to step in. Harry Swain was deputy minister of Indian Affairs throughout the 78 -day standoff, and his recreation of events is dramatic and opinionated. Swain writes frankly about his own role and offers fascinating profiles of the high-level players on the government's side. Swain offers rare insight into the workings of government in a time of crisis, but he also traces what he calls the 200-year tail of history and shows how the Mohawk experience reflects the collision between European and Aboriginal cultures." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21134
- Title
- Oka A Political Crisis and its Legacy
- Author
- Swain, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1553654293
- ISBN 13
- 9781553654292
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- 1553654293, Kanesatake, Oka, Robert Bourassa, Quebec, Mohawk
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native studies;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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