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Quebec

A Historical Geography

Serge Courville author Richard Howard translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of British Columbia Press

Published:9th Jul '08

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A meticulously researched and original history of Quebec that celebrates the interaction between its physical landscape and its people.

Tells the geographical history of Quebec and maps the major stages of Quebec's collective development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. This book shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures, the land itself may be seen as a participant in the history.

In this richly documented work, Serge Courville tells the geographical history of Quebec from the appearance of the first humans through to the present day. This detailed and erudite book maps major stages of Quebec’s development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. Landscape, Courville shows, is the keeper of memory, the record of successive changes, and a witness to the genesis of the new. Places that were once agricultural, then left to waste and ruin, are today revivified by tourism. Areas that now house office buildings were long ago open playgrounds where children ruled. Drawing on vast research, Courville shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures – or perhaps because of it – the land itself may be seen as an important participant in the history of its peoples.

Quebec: A Historical Geography was originally published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval as Le Québec: Genèses et mutations du territoire.

"More than a book, this is a dictionary, an encyclopedia. It's a volume that can be read not just from beginning to end but also diagonally, from back to end, and from top to bottom... Clearly written, chock-full of figures, tables, and maps, and including an extensive bibliography, it is ideal for class use and will be of interest to all those who study and teach history. - Patrice A. Dutil, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University"

ISBN: 9780774814256

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 660g

376 pages

9th edition