Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Superimposing a Statist Structure
7. Setting the Political Stage in the Pacific Northwest 11
8. Identities on the Fringe 30
9. Eastern Games, Western Lives, 1793–1846 47
10. Superimposing the Statist System 76
11. On a Mission 88
12. The Impact of Hegemonic Change on Blended Communities 104
13. Hegemonic Transformation
14. Creating a Script 137
15. Defining Roles and Constructing the Cast 147
16. Early Improvisations 160
17. Written out of the Script 179
18. Later Revisions 207
19. Conclusion 233
20. Notes 257
21. Index 293