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Canada's odyssey : a country based on incomplete conquests / Peter H. Russell.

Summary:

"150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation. In Canada's Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre-Confederation period to the present day. By focusing on what he calls the "three pillars" of English Canada, French Canada, and Aboriginal Canada, Russell advances an important view of our country as one founded on and informed by "incomplete conquests." It is the very incompleteness of these conquests that have made Canada what it is today, not just a multicultural society but a multinational one. Featuring the scope and vivid characterizations of an epic novel, Canada's Odyssey is a magisterial work by an astute observer of Canadian politics and history, a perfect book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781487502041 (hardcover) :
Physical Description: viii, 535 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Publisher: Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- pt. One Founding Pillars -- 2. Incomplete Conquest of New France -- 3. Founding Treaty with Native Peoples -- 4. Making English-Speaking Canada -- pt. Two Trying to Complete the Conquests -- 5. Three Wars and Three Betrayals Lead to the Subjugation of His Majesty's Indian Allies -- 6. Rebellions and the Plan to Assimilate French Canada -- pt. Three Confederation -- 7. English Canada Gets a Dominion, French Canada Gets a Province, and Aboriginal Canada Gets Left Out -- pt. Four Three Pillars to the Second World War -- 8. Colonization of Indigenous Canada -- 9. Provincialization of French Canada -- 10. Nationalization of English Canada -- pt. Five Transformation of the Pillars -- 11. Quebec Becomes Constitutionally Radical -- 12. Aboriginal Peoples Get a Hearing -- 13. English Canada Becomes Multicultural -- pt. Six Seeking a Constitutional Fix -- 14. Patriation: Quebec's Loss, Aboriginal Gains -- 15. End of Mega Constitutional Politics? -- 16. Three Pillars Continue Their Odyssey.