Habitants and Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Montreal (Volume 1) (Studies on the History of Quebec) - Softcover

Dechêne, Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0773509518 ISBN 13: 9780773509511

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Dechêne's work, when first published, constituted a major milestone in the development of methodology and use of sources. Her systematic examination of difficult and massive documentary collections blazed a number of new trails for other researchers. Her judicious blending of numerical data and "qualitative" findings makes this book one of the rare examples of "new history" that avoids the extremes of statistical abstraction and anecdotal antiquarianism. Habitants and Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Montreal won the Governor-General's Award and the Garneau Medal from the Canadian Historical Association when it first appeared in French.

About this title

About the Author:

Louise Dechêne (1928-2000) was a professor in the Department of History at McGill University and author of Power and Subsistence: The Political Economy of Grain in New France.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0773509518
• ISBN 13: 9780773509511
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456