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A brief history of Canada /
Presents a concise history of Canada, from the time of early exploration by Europeans to the present day.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Facts on File,
©2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
Table of Contents:
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgments for the second edition
- Introduction
- The natural domain
- Accidental rediscovery (986-1608)
- The colonization of New France (1608-1663)
- Royal government and a distinct society (1663-1760)
- Clashing empires and frontiers (1663-1760)
- The challenge of imperial rule in British North America (1760-1783)
- The emergence of colonial communities (1783-1850)
- The expanding colonial economy (1815-1850)
- From oligarchic rule to responsible government (1815-1850)
- The road to confederation (1850-1867)
- Nation-building aspirations and strategies (1867-1885)
- The clash of nationalisms and the resurgence of regionalism (1867-1896)
- The wheat boom and national expansion (1896-1914)
- The confirmation of nationhood (1914-1931)
- A society transformed (1880-1930)
- The perils of depression and war (1930-1945)
- An expanding nation in the age of affluence (1945-1958)
- The search for national unity (1958-1972)
- Conflict and confrontation in the age of anxiety (1972-1984)
- The illusion of consensus (1984-2007)
- Appendixes: Basic facts about Canada; Chronology; Bibliography; Suggested reading; Federal election results, 1867-2006.