The Peoples of Canada A Post-Confederation History
by Bumsted, J. M.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-01-08
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
This second of two volumes, along with The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History , surveys the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Canada from Confederation to the present. This second edition bolsters the social history content, while maintaining the political framework and includes much more material on Aboriginal peoples, women, and ethinic minorities.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Understanding History | |
| Introduction 1867-1885 | |
| The Completion of Confederation, 1867-1873 | |
| Envisioning the New Nation, 1867-1885 | |
| Introduction 1885-1914 | |
| The First Triumph of Industrialism, 1885-1914 | |
| Urban Canada, 1885-1914 | |
| Rural Canada, 1885-1914 | |
| Culture, 1870-1914 | |
| Politics and the National Question, 1885-1914 | |
| The Era of Social Reform, 1885-1914 | |
| Writing about Agriculture and Rural Society | |
| Introduction 1914-1945 | |
| The Great War and its Aftermath, 1914-1919 | |
| Economy, Polity, and the "Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice," 1919-1939 | |
| Canadian Society, 1919-1941 | |
| Canadian Culture, 1919-1939 | |
| Canada and the Second World War, 1939-1945 | |
| Writing about War in Canada | |
| 1945-1972Introduction | |
| Prosperity and Growth, 1946-1972 | |
| The Era of Liberal Consensus, 1946-1972 | |
| Quebec and Confederation, 1945-1972 | |
| The New Suburban Society, 1945-1972 | |
| The Beginnings of Modern Cultural Policy, 1945-1972 | |
| The Making of Canadian Culture, 1945-1972 | |
| Introduction 1972-2000 | |
| The Collapse of Liberal Federalism, 1972-1991 | |
| The Provinces, the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights, 1968-2002 | |
| The Fragmentation of Conservatism, 1990-2002 | |
| Canadian Society and Culture, 1972-2002 | |
| Canada and the World, 1946-2002 | |
| Writing about Immigration and Ethnicity | |
| Epilogue: Into the New Millennium | |
| Notes | |
| Index | |
| Maps | |
| Canada in 1873 | |
| Canada in 1882 | |
| The numbered treaties | |
| Canada in 1898 and 1905 | |
| Canada in 1949 | |
| Canada in 1999 | |
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