{"product_id":"ghost-dancing-with-colonialism-1","title":"Ghost Dancing with Colonialism","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome 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, Indigenous peoples continue to argue they are still being colonized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace 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. Despite the best intentions of lawyers and judges, the beliefs and practices of the colonial age continue to haunt Supreme Court of Canada rulings concerning Indigenous rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe binary analysis applied in \u003cem\u003eGhost Dancing with Colonialism\u003c\/em\u003e casts explanatory light on ongoing tensions between Canada and Indigenous peoples, suggesting new ways to bridge the cultural divide and arrive at a truly postcolonial justice system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional appendices and references for \u003cem\u003eGhost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e can be found at https:\/\/circle.ubc.ca\/handle\/2429\/34959.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grace Li Xiu Woo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616335192444,"sku":"9780774818889","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780774818889_cea858a5-f5a2-45db-a948-c3a63e0884c2.jpg?v=1727873350","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/ghost-dancing-with-colonialism-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}