A history of the Canadian peoples

Bumsted, J. M. (John Michael) 1938- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0195423496 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780195423495 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xvi, 573 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
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Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [556]-560) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction - 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, 1885-1918 - 8. Deferring expectations, 1919-1945 - 9. Prospering together, 1945-1959 - 10. Edging towards the abyss, 1958-1972 - 11. Coming apart, 1972-1992 - 12. Freefalling into the twenth-first century, 1992-2001 - 13. After 9/11 -- Epilogue -- References -- Index.