Readings in Canadian History: Post-Confederation
Name/Title
Readings in Canadian History: Post-ConfederationEntry/Object ID
2022.77.01Tags
Canadian History, War History, Second World War, Immigration, Indigenous HistoryScope and Content
Book describing the history of Canada in the years following Confederation, 1867 until the 1980s.Context
The book is a collection of journal articles pertaining to the history of Canada since confederation. The articles vary in subject matter but discuss the development of Canada as well as the challenges the country faced between 1867 and the 1980s. The book is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. A "National Policy"?: - "The Nationalism of the National Party" by Craig Brown - "Canada's National Policies" by John Dales 2. Regional and National Conflict in the Late Nineteenth Century: - "Provincial Rights" by Peter H. Russell - "Unity/Diversity: The Canadian Experience; From Confederation to the First World War" by J. R. Miller 3. The North-West Rebellion of 1885: - "The Metis Militant Rebels of 1885" by David Lee - "The Indian View of the 1885 Uprising" by A. Blair Stonechild - "Two Months in Big Bear's Camp, 1885: Narratives of 'Indian Captivity' and the Articulation of 'Race' and Gender Hierarchies in Western Canada" by Sarah Carter 4. Imperialism, Continentalism, and Nationalism: - "Imperialism and Nationalism, 1884-1914 A Conflict in Canadian Thought" by Carl Berger - "Henri Bourassa on Imperialism and Biculturalism, 1900-1918" by Joseph Levitt 5. Native Peoples, and Anglo-Conformity: - "Reluctant Hosts: Anglo-Canadian Views of Multiculturalism in the Twentieth Century" by Howard Palmer - "Owen Glendower, Hotspur, and Canadian Indian Policy" by J. R. Miller 6. Urbanization of Canada: - "Urbanization in Quebec" by Paul-Andre Linteau, Rene Durocher, and Jean-Claude Robert - "'Reckless Walking Must Be Discouraged': The Automobile Revolution and the Shaping of Modern Urban Canada to 1930" by Stephen Davies 7. The Impact of Industrialization: - "Gender at Work at Home: Family Decisions, the Labour Market, and Girls' Contributions to the Family Economy" by Bettina Bradbury - "Joe Beef of Montreal: Working-Class Culture and the Tavern, 1869-1889" by Peter DeLottinville 8. Late-Nineteenth-Century Cultural Values in English-Speaking Canada: - "Historical Attitudes toward Women and Childbirth" by Wendy Mitchinson - "Idealized Middle-Class Sport for a Young Nation: Lacrosse in Nineteenth Century Ontario Towns, 1871-1891" by Nancy B. Bouchier 9. World War I: - "An Open Letter from Capt. Talbot Papineau to Mr. Henri Bourassa... Mrs. Bourassa's Reply to Capt. Talbot Papineau's Letter" - "Fortunes of War" by Sandra Gwyn 10. The Interwar Years: - "The Pattern of Prairie Politics" by Nelson Wiseman - "The Origins of the Maritime Rights Movement" by E. R. Forbes - "Canadian Unemployment Policy in the 1930s" by James Struthers 11. World War II: - "The War Changed Everything" by J. L. Granatstein and Desmond Morton - "British Columbia and the Japanese Evacuation" by W. Peter Ward 12. Foreign and Military Policy, 1930-1949: - "'A Low Dishonest Decade': Aspects of Canadian External Policy, 1931-1939" by James Eayrs - "The Cold War and the Limits of 'Internationalism' in Canada's Foreign Policy Relations, 1945-1949" by Hector Mackenzie 13. Issues in Postwar Canada: - "Home Dreams: Women and the Suburban Experiment in Canada, 1945-1960" by Veronica Strong-Boag - "Canada's Quest for Cultural Sovereignty: Protection, Promotion, and Popular Culture" by John Herd Thompson - "'Let Us Heed the Voice of Youth': Laundry Detergents, Phosphates, and the Emergence of the Environmental Movement in Ontario" by Jennifer Read 14. Quebec/Canada: - "The Quiet Revolution: A Turning Point in Quebec History" by Jaques Rouillard - "Politics and the Reinforcement of the French Language in Canada and Quebec, 1960-1986" by Richard Jones 15. Contemporary Canada: - "A Note on Canadian Treaties" by Anthony J. Hal - "The Merits of Multiculturalism" by Will Kymlicka - "Charisma and Contradiction: The Legacy of Pierre Elliot Trudeau" by Stephen ClarksonCollection
Canadian History Collection (General)Cataloged By
Matthew GillCategory
Secondary Source