Violence, Order, and Unrest: A History of British North America, 1749-1876 - Hardcover

9781487505110: Violence, Order, and Unrest: A History of British North America, 1749-1876

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ISBN 10: 1487505116 ISBN 13: 9781487505110

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2019

This edited collection offers a broad reinterpretation of the origins of Canada. Drawing on cutting-edge research in a number of fields, Violence, Order, and Unrest explores the development of British North America from the mid-eighteenth century through the aftermath of Confederation. The chapters cover an ambitious range of topics, from Indigenous culture to municipal politics, public executions to runaway slave advertisements. Cumulatively, this book examines the diversity of Indigenous and colonial experiences across northern North America and provides fresh perspectives on the crucial roles of violence and unrest in attempts to establish British authority in Indigenous territories. In the aftermath of Canada 150, Violence, Order, and Unrest offers a timely contribution to current debates over the nature of Canadian culture and history, demonstrating that we cannot understand Canada today without considering its origins as a colonial project.

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About the Author:

Elizabeth Mancke is Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Studies in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick. Jerry Bannister teaches History and Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University. Denis McKim teaches in the History Department at Douglas College. Scott W. See is Libra Professor Emeritus and former chair of the University of Maine's History Department.

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