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Interpreting Canada's Past

A Pre-Confederation Reader

JM Bumsted editor Amy Shaw editor Corey Slumkoski editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press, Canada

Published:12th Mar '21

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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 source documents and scholarly articles to explore the nation's history before 1867.

This text provides a convenient point of entry for students to see how historians use primary and secondary sources in their research." * Barry R. MacKenzie, St. Francis Xavier University *
Interpreting Canada's Past provides a comprehensive treatment of the main themes of Pre-Confederation Canadian history covering a broad geography and a balance of perspectives including Indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, and women." * Andrew Watson, University of Saskatchewan *

ISBN: 9780199038350

Dimensions: 233mm x 191mm x 16mm

Weight: 698g

472 pages

6th Revised edition