A history of the Canadian peoples /

A history of the Canadian peoples / J.M. Bumsted.

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"Now in its fourth edition, A History of the Canadian Peoples continues to be a skilful condensation of the two-volume history by J.M. Bumsted. In a single articulate volume, it covers the whole of Canadian history from pre-contact times to the present, integrating social, cultural, political,...

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Main Author: Bumsted, J. M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Don Mills, Ont. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Canada > History.
Canada.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : Understanding history
  • 1. The beginnings
  • 2. Struggling for a continent, 1627-1758
  • 3. Becoming and remaining British, 1759-1815
  • 4. Relying on resources, 1815-1840
  • 5. Becoming a nation, 1840-1867
  • 6. Expanding the nation, 1867-1885
  • 7. Becoming modern, 1885-1914
  • 8. Two wars and a depression
  • 9. Prospering together, 1945-1960
  • 10. Edging towards the abyss, 1958-1972
  • 11. Coming apart, 1972-1992
  • 12. Freefalling into the twenty-first century, 1992-2001
  • 13. From 9/11 to G20
  • Epilogue.

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