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A carefully curated collection of primary and secondary source documents that introduces students to the approaches and methodologies historians use to interpret the past.Thought-provoking and engaging, this acclaimed pre-Confederation reader introduces students to the approaches and methodologies historians use to understand the past. Organized both chronologically and thematically, the expertly-curated readings provide students with a balance of primary sourcedocuments and scholarly articles to explore the nation's history before 1867.
This new edition of the successful and popular selections of readings covering Canadian history in the postconfederation period is divided into four sections which cover government and politics 1867-1914; society and culture 1867-1914; from World War I to World War II; and after 1945. Contributors include Gordon T. Stewart, Bettina Bradley, Timothy H.E. Travers, and William R. Morrison.
Thought-provoking and engaging, this acclaimed post-Confederation reader introduces students to the conventions, approaches, and methodologies historians use to understand the past. Organized both chronologically and thematically, the expertly curated readings provide a balance ofprimary-source documents and scholarly articles that explore the nation's history from Confederation to the early twenty-first century.
Designed to accompany J.M. Bumsted's introductory history texts (the two-volume Peoples of Canada and the single-volume History of the Canadian Peoples), Interpreting Canada's Past is a collection of readings that now includes primary documents as well as previously published scholarly articles.
Organized both chronologically and thematically, this pre-Confederation reader encourages students to explore Canada's history through authentic primary documents and critical academic articles. Each chapter begins with an introduction that offers context for the documents that follow andincludes an extensive list of questions for consideration and related readings. Fully revised and expanded, this fourth edition includes over 35 new primary and secondary documents, as well as an enhanced treatment of visual history with more figures, maps, photographs, and art, offering students acomprehensive view of pre-Confederation Canada. Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader, fourth edition is the first volume of a two-volume set of readers that has been created to accompany J.M. Bumsted's two-volume text The Peoples of Canada and his single volume text A History ofthe Canadian Peoples. This celebrated collection is an essential resource for students and instructors of Canadian history.
This broad-ranging selection of writings in Canadian history introduce undergraduate students to the new approaches taken by historians in recent years. Many of the essays are revisionist - either implicitly or explicitly - and emphasize regional and social historiography. With itsinsightful discussions of both traditional and current scholarly issues, the book provides an enlightening supplement to the standard historiographical concerns covered by introductory courses in Canadian history and should serve as a starting point for student discussion and criticalthinking.