Bumsted has provided a fresh look at Canadian history, illuminating it for the present time, in a text that is readable, richly detailed, and generously illustrated. Volume 1 describes the First Peoples before contact with the earliest European visitors, and then discusses exploration; settlement in the St. Lawrence Valley and the Atlantic regions, the Conquest and its aftermath; the development of British North America in the Dominion of Canada; and the expansion of Canada's domain and its economy.

The Peoples of Canada

History

Bumsted, J.M.

Americas

Oxford University Press

This long-awaited history of Canada--the first survey by a single scholar in many years--is the result not only of Bumsted's experience of teaching Canadian history and discussing it with his students over twenty-five years, but also of his assimilation of post-1970s historiography. He has written a highly readable and richly detailed new synthesis for the present time. In this book the first period, 1885 to 1921, highlights the development of imperial sentiment in English-speaking Canada; a great wave of social reform connected chiefly with industrialism; a shift in the nature of Canadian immigration and urbanization; the First World War, which exerted a powerful force on the Canadian economy; and the quest for female equality. The next period, 1921-1945--which includes the Great Depression and the Second World War--is characterized by what Stephen Leacock called "the Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice." The war itself brought national sovereignty to Canada and gave birth to the welfare state. The growth and affluence that followed, along with striking changes in lifestyles and headlong developments in the arts, are described for the period 1945-1972. The 1970s to the present, when all the givens of the past--liberalism, centralism, nationalism--were attacked from several directions and began to unravel, are brilliantly surveyed by Bumsted. But his fresh look at this history--in an engaging text, generously illustrated--is both illuminating and inspiring.

This book provides an overview of the Canadian economy, society, family life, and culture, as well as confronting political and constitutional issues. Included within the text are sidebars, many of which are first-person accounts of the experiences of early explorers, settlers, ordinary citizens, and politicians, which offer fascinating perspectives on key moments in the development of Canada as a nation.

A History of the Canadian Peoples

A History of the Canadian Peoples is a skilful condensation of the two-volume history. In a single volume, it covers the whole of Canadian history from pre-contact times to the present, integrating social, cultural, political, and economic history into a coherent overarching narrative.

The first volume of a two-volume series, The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, 2e, surveys the social, cultural, political, and economic history of the country, from the first peoples before contact, to the Confederation of the Dominion of Canada in the mid-19th century. In this new edition, Bumsted bolsters the social historical content, while maintaining the political framework of Canada's history.

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History

This second of two volumes, along with The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, surveys the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Canada from Confederation to the present. This second edition bolsters the social history content, while maintaining the political framework and includes much more material on Aboriginal peoples, women, and ethinic minorities.

The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History

The third edition of A History of the Canadian Peoples is a skillful condensation of the acclaimed two-volume history by J. M. Bumsted. In a single volume, it covers the whole of Canadian history from pre-contact times to the present, integrating social, cultural, political, and economic history into a coherent overarching narrative. Features: ·Provides broad coverage of the political, economic, and social history of the peoples of Canada ·Sidebars offer fascinating perspectives on the experiences of early explorers, settlers, ordinary citizens, and politicians, as well as more in-depth portraits of leading figures ·Adds a new chapter on Canada after 9/11

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader is the first of two volumes of primary and secondary documents designed to accompany J.M. Bumsted's two-volume text The Peoples of Canada or his single volume text A History of the Canadian Peoples. Each Chapter begins with an introduction that provides the necessary context for the documents that follow, and includes an extensive list of questions for consideration and related readings. This new edition is substantially revised and includes over 35 new primary and secondary documents. In contrast to the previous edition, the fourth edition provides two in-depth historical interpretations per section rather than a collection of smaller items. This edition also features a great expansion of the visuals provided, including 24 photos, 7 maps, and an entire chapter devoted to visual history.

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader

Ducharme, Michel

Keffert, Len

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Post-Confederation Reader is a supplemental book and the second of two volumes. It includes both primary and secondary documents. This volume is designed to accompany J.M. Bumsted's two-volume textbook The Peoples of Canada or his single-volume text A History of the Canadian Peoples. This edition contains two primary documents and two historical interpretations in each chapter, except in Chapter 7, which contains six examples of visual primary documents and two historical interpretations, making the book much shorter than the third edition. Thus it will be easier for instructors to incorporate these readings into coursework. Each chapter also includes an introduction to help contextualize the documents, a list of questions for consideration, and a list of suggested further readings.

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Post-Confederation Reader

Kuffert, Len

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, Expanded 2/e, examines the history of Canada from first contact with the earliest European settlers to 1885. Some of the highlights include pre-contact North American exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries; settlement in the Atlantic provinces, the St. Lawrence Valley and New France; the growth of the political changes that brought about the confederation of the four provinces of British North America into the Dominion of Canada; and the expansion of Canada's domain, society, and economy in the 19th century.

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The Peoples of Canada

The Peoples of Canada

A History of the Canadian Peoples

A History of the Canadian Peoples

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History

The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History

A History of the Canadian Peoples

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Post-Confederation Reader

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History