Book contents
- A Concise History of Canada
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Canada
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction A Cautious Country
- 1 Since Time Immemorial
- 2 Natives and Newcomers, 1000–1661
- 3 New France, 1661–1744
- 4 The Struggle for a Continent, 1744–1763
- 5 A Revolutionary Age, 1763–1815
- 6 The Great Northwest, 1763–1849
- 7 Transatlantic Communities, 1815–1849
- 8 Coming Together, 1849–1885
- 9 Making Progress, 1885–1914
- 10 Hanging On, 1914–1945
- 11 Liberalism Ascendant, 1945–1984
- 12 Anxious Times, 1984–2015
- 13 Where Are We Now?
- Notes
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
Introduction - A Cautious Country
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 August 2022
Book contents
- A Concise History of Canada
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Canada
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction A Cautious Country
- 1 Since Time Immemorial
- 2 Natives and Newcomers, 1000–1661
- 3 New France, 1661–1744
- 4 The Struggle for a Continent, 1744–1763
- 5 A Revolutionary Age, 1763–1815
- 6 The Great Northwest, 1763–1849
- 7 Transatlantic Communities, 1815–1849
- 8 Coming Together, 1849–1885
- 9 Making Progress, 1885–1914
- 10 Hanging On, 1914–1945
- 11 Liberalism Ascendant, 1945–1984
- 12 Anxious Times, 1984–2015
- 13 Where Are We Now?
- Notes
- Guide to Further Reading
- Index
Summary
What is this thing called Canada? The second-largest country in the world geographically, it is a loose-jointed construction that seems to lack the cohesion that many other nation-states enjoy. It is so vast that it is difficult to grasp the whole; some provinces are nations unto themselves. One is at a loss even to establish a founding moment in Canada’s past. While 1867 works for the four original provinces in “confederation,” this date serves less well for other areas of northern North America that were later induced to join the improbable experiment in nation-building.
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- A Concise History of Canada , pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022