Atlantic Canada: A Region in the Making (Illustrated History of Canada) - Softcover

Hiller, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195410440 ISBN 13: 9780195410440

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

This volume tells the story of the region from its geological origins through its settlers, Aboriginal and European, to their descendants' lives on a series of margins: first of the French and British empires, then of Confederation, now of the global "free market". Together, a vivid narrative and some 150 illustrations trace not only the four provinces' varied social, economic, and political histories, but the distinctive 'regions of the mind' that have played an equally important role in their evolution as a region 'in the making."

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About the Author

Margaret Conrad holds a PhD from the University of Toronto and is a professor of history at Acadia University from which she took a two-year leave (1996-98) to serve as the Nancy's Chair of Women's Studies at Mt. St. Vincent University in Halifax. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University since 1991. During her thirty-year academic career, she has conducted pioneering research in the areas of women's history and Atlantic Canada studies. James Hiller is a member of the History Department at Memorial University,and has published widely on the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is a past president of the Newfoundland Historical Society, and is academic co-ordinator of the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195410440
• ISBN 13: 9780195410440
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320