The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History

by Bumstead, J.M.

• ISBN13: 9780195423419
• ISBN10: 0195423410
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History, 3/e, examines the history of Canada from Confederation to the contemporary issues now facing Canadians. The volume examines the early years after Confederation, the development of culture and industry in Canada, the emergence of the 'national question' and the later Quiet Revolution, social reform, the Great War, the inter-war years, the Second World War both at home and Canada's role overseas, the urban and subsequent suburbanization of Canada, the search for social justice, the political fragmentation of the country in the 1970s onwards, the introduction of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and accompanying constitutional debates, and Canada's role in world affairs since 1946. This edition will maintain the political framework from earlier editions, while enhancing classroom discussion through the inclusion of provocative topics such as Aboriginal history, women, contemporary foreign policy, and general political history.

Table of Contents

Part I: 1867-18851. The Completion of Confederation, 1867-18742. Envisioning the New Nation, 1867-1885PART II: 1885-19143. The First Triumph of Industrialism, 1885-19144. Urban Canada, 1885-19145. Rural Canada, 1885-19146. Immigration, Ethnicity, and Racial Exclusion7. Politics and the National Question, 1885-19148. The Era of Social Reform, 1885-1914PART III: 1914-19459. The Great War and its Aftermath, 1914-191910. Economy, Polity, and the 'Unresolved Riddle of Social Justice,' 1919-193911. Canadian Society and Culture between the Wars, 1919-194112. The Second World War, 1939-1945PART IV: 1946-197213. Canada and the World, 1946-197214. Prosperity and Growth, 1946-197215. The Era of Liberal Consensus, 1946-197216. Quebec and Confederation, 1946-197217. The New Suburban Society, 1946-197218. The Beginnings of Modern Canadian Cultural Policy, 1946-197219. The Making of Canadian Culture, 1946-1972PART V: 1972-200720. The Collapse of the Liberal Consensus, 1972-199121. The Provinces, the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights, 1972-200722. The Fragmentation and Reconstruction of Conservatism, 1990-200723. Canadian Society and Culture, 1972-200724. Canada and the Post 9/11 WorldEPILOGUE: Into a New Unknown