Making Law, Order, and Authority in British Columbia, 1821–1871 / / Tina Loo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Loo, Tina,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1994
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

In 1821, British Columbia was the exclusive domain of an independent Native population and the Hudson's Bay Company. By te time it entered Confederation some fifty years later, a British colonial government was firmly in place. In this book Tina Loo recounts the shaping of the new regime.The history of pre-Confederation British Columbia is rich in lore and tales of adventure surrounding the fur trade, conflict between settlers and the Hudson's Bay Company, and, above all, the gold rush. Loo takes the familiar themes as a starting-point for fresh investigation. Her inquiry moves from the disciplinary practices of the Hudson's Bay Company, through the establishment of cuorts in the gold fields, to conflicts over the rule of juries and the nature of property. By detailing specific incidents and then drawing from a wife historical field to sketch in new background, she hs revised established hsitory. Loo structures her analysis of events around the discourse of laissez-faire liberalism and shows how this discourse styled the law and order of the period. She writes with wit and elegance, bringing life to even the most technical aspects of her investigation. This is the first comprehensive legal history of British Columbia before Confederation.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figure -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. 'Club Law' and Order in British Columbia's Fur Trade -- 2. 'A Squatocracy of Skin Traders': Law and Authority on Vancouver Island -- 3. Property, Geography, and British Columbia's Courts -- 4. 'A California Phase': Civil Litigation, Economy, and Society in British Columbia -- 5. Cranford v. Wright: Law and Authority in British Columbia -- 6. The Meaning of Law and the Limits of Authority on Grouse Creek -- 7. Bute Inlet Stories: Crime, Law, and Colonial Identity -- CONCLUSION -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photo Credits