Welcome to Resisterville : American dissidents in British Columbia

Rodgers, Kathleen 1974- (author.).

Summary: "Between 1965 and 1975, thousands of American migrants traded their established lives for a new beginning in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Some were non-violent resisters who opposed the war in Vietnam. But a larger group was inspired by the ideals of the 1960s counterculture and, hoping to flee the restrictive demands of their parents? world, they set out to build a peaceful, egalitarian society in the Canadian wilderness. Even today, their success is evident, as these impassioned ideals still define community life. Welcome to Resisterville is both a look at an untold chapter in Canadian history and a compelling story of enduring idealism."

Record details

ISBN: 9780774827331 (bound)
ISBN: 9780774827348 (paperback) :
Physical Description: xix, 219 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, c2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Issued in print and electronic formats". CatMonthString:january.15
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Welcome to Resisterville -- Identity and the American migration -- Taking root : brokering friends and allies in the West Kootenay counterculture, 1965-73 -- Acting together and resisting together : building a countercultural haven, 1968-79 -- "We were even stranger than other strangers" : conflict, contestation and boundary negotiation in the formation of the West Kootenay counterculture, 1968-79 -- The birth of environmental consciousness and the rise of the environmental critique, 1973-91 -- Leadership, legacy, and reconciliation -- Forging a "long tradition."