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A legacy of exploitation : early capitalism in the Red River Colony, 1763-1821 /

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"In A Legacy of Exploitation, Susan Dianne Brophy examines the early Red River Colony to show how its history informs present-day settler-colonial relations. This critical re-evaluation upends standard accounts of the Red River Colony by foregrounding Indigenous producers as a driving force of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brophy, Susan Dianne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Settler colonialism > Red River Settlement.
Indigenous peoples > Colonization > Red River Settlement.
Indigenous peoples > Red River Settlement > Economic conditions.
Red River Settlement > Economic conditions.
Manitoba > Colonization.
Colonie de la rivière Rouge > Conditions économiques.
Table of Contents:
  • Reciprocity and Dispossession: Processes of Transformation
  • Monopoly and Competition: Contests over Indigenous Peoples' Labour and Land
  • Honour and Duplicity: Debts of Rivals, Dreams of an Aristocrat
  • Servitude and Independence: The Settler Colonial "Experiment" Begins
  • Menace and Ally: Proclamation as Provocation
  • Consciousness and Ignorance: New Nation, Old Grievances.