Essays on Northeastern North America, 17th & 18th Centuries
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2008
- Category
- North America
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802094162
- Publish Date
- Nov 2008
- List Price
- $50.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802091376
- Publish Date
- Dec 2008
- List Price
- $100.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442691261
- Publish Date
- Nov 2008
- List Price
- $39.95
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Description
In examining the history of northeastern North America in the seventeenth and eighteen centuries, it is important to take into account diverse influences and experiences. Not only was the relationship between native inhabitants and colonial settlers a defining characteristic of Acadia/Nova Scotia and New England in this era, but it was also a relationship shaped by wider continental and oceanic connections.
The essays in this volume deal with topics such as colonial habitation, imperial exchange, and aboriginal engagement, all of which were pervasive phenomena of the time. John G. Reid argues that these were complicated processes that interacted freely with one another, shaping the human experience at different times and places. Northeastern North America was an arena of distinctive complexities in the early modern period, and this collection uses it as an example of a manageable and logical basis for historical study. Reid also explores the significance of anniversary observances and commemorations that have served as vehicles of reflection on the lasting implications of historical developments in the early modern period. These and other insights amount to a fresh perspective on the region and offer a deeper understanding of North American history.
About the author
John G. Reid is a member of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s University and Senior Research Fellow of the Gorsebrook Research Institute. He has published books and articles on northeastern North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Awards
- Winner, Clio Award, Atlantic Region
Other titles by
Hector Maclean: The Writings of a Loyalist-Era Military Settler in Nova Scotia
Revisiting 1759
The Conquest of Canada in Historical Perspective
Remembering 1759
The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory
New England and the Maritime Provinces
Connections and Comparisons
The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710
Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions
The New England Knight
Sir William Phips, 1651-1695
The Atlantic Region To Confederation
A History
Youth, University, and Canadian Society
Essays in the Social History of Higher Education
