Getting to the roots of wilderness : Chinese Canadian immigrant perceptions of wilderness in British Columbia
For centuries, Western societies thought of wilderness as a barren, desolate place that harboured temptation and sin. Over the last hundred and fifty years, a marked shift has occurred in Western perception of this so-called savage place; it has become revered, protected, and even worshipped. What...
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12865 |