Quebec

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Agathe de Saint-Père
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Agathe de Saint-Père

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel examines New France’s evolution from a fur-trading post into a settled agricultural colony along the St. Lawrence River between the early 1600s and the 1730s. 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30
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Chapter 16: The Distinct Society of Quebec, 1900-30

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter examines Québec’s Distinct Society which emerged in response to foreign economic and cultural control. Resistance emerged in the figure of Henri Bourassa and his … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929
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Chapter 2: The New Capitalist-Colonial Order, 1890-1929

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter reviews the rise of corporate power in Canada and rapid change in the workplace marked by labour conflict and social protest, notably in the 1918 Winnipeg General Strike. 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 21: Crisis, Politics, Colonized Peoples
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Chapter 21: Crisis, Politics, Colonized Peoples

Quebec in the 1930s

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter relates the double colonization of Québec in the 1930s, as francophone workers were subjected to the repressive policies of the Anglo economic and political order while First … 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 27: Quebec in the 1940s and 1950s
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Chapter 27: Quebec in the 1940s and 1950s

"The Great Darkness"

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter explains how In the 1940s and 1950s Québec underwent rapid industrial growth and a more secularized labour movement led to landmark struggles like the 1949 Asbestos and 1952 … 8 $0.80 Add
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James Murray
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James Murray

From: Making of Canada

In this chapter, Koabel traces General James Murray’s governance of New France from the 1759 British conquest through the mid-1760s constitutional debates. 16 $1.60 Add
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On the Rampart of Quebec

On the Rampart of Quebec

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson examines the summer 1943 diplomatic crisis over Canadian recognition at the Sicily landing and the Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant. 35 $3.50 Add
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Those Who Came Before
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Those Who Came Before

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene traces four French-Canadian family lineages from their arrival in New France during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to their later settlement in Manitoba. 11 $1.10 Add