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Comparing Jacques Cartier’s Voyages with the fictional explorations of Rabelais’ Pantagruel, Marius Barbeau is able to demonstrate that it is the latter work which most influenced perceptions of the Americas at the French court of François I. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1984-01-01
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The history of Kitchener is unique among cities in southern Ontario. Although Kitchener shares so much of the character of the region today, its past was considerably different. Until 1916, Kitchener was Berlin, “Canada’s German capital.” Over two-thirds of the...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
1983-10-18
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This book constitutes a major and comprehensive reevaluation of British defence policy in the early 1930s.The author traces the evolution of British opinion toward rearmament, from opposition to approval, between 1931 and 1935 and assesses the impact of this opinion on...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
1983-03-09
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This book provides a brief but sweeping treatment of the history of resource use in Canada. Subjects discussed include attitudes of the Native peoples and the colonists towards the environment, exploration, fishing, the fur trade, the timber industry, mining,...
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Mercury-Mercure
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1983-01-01
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This volume is woven around the idea that wholeness (the firm) and fragmentation (risking formlessness) alternate in human affairs.This theme is applied to the history and the present condition of Australian Aboriginals. Their religion is seen as a way to bolster a...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
1982-12-01
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Religion and Identity
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Allan Sullivan wrote over forty works of popular fiction between 1890 and 1940; today it is difficult to find even one copy of many of these works. A well-known and widely read author in the first half of this century, Sullivan wrote thrillers, historical romance,...
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Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Parution :
1982-07-15
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This is a revisionist account of Highland Scottish emigration to what is now Canada, in the formative half century before Waterloo.
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University of Manitoba Press
Parution :
1982-01-15
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This volume examines glass manufacturing in Canada through individual company histories and includes a survey of pressed glass patterns in the National Museum of Man collections. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1982-01-01
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Based on fieldwork conducted in 1978 and 1979, this study deals with the living tradition of building inshore fishing boats. It attempts to describe the dynamics and functions of boat building within the context of the community’s social, economic and natural...
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Mercury-Mercure
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1982-01-01
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This volume comprises a historical study of the Scottish urban elite of Quebec between 1780 and 1840 whose educational, religious, philanthropic, and economic institutions demonstrate a strong continuity with their homeland and resistance to cultural assimilation within...
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Mercury-Mercure
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1981-01-01
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Letters from a Young Emigrant in Manitoba first published in 1883 and long out of print, is one of the best records of Canadian immigrant life. The letters were written by Edward ffolkes, who left England in 1880 to study at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph...
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University of Manitoba Press
Parution :
1981-01-01
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Authors associated with seven leading museums from Atlantic Canada have contributed chapters for this volume. Each explains how history has been interpreted in his particular institution, describing the themes which are stressed and outlining the reasons for adopting...
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Mercury-Mercure
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1981-01-01
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Reprinted by popular demand, this study of Canadian spinning wheels in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, demonstrates their broad variation by period, region and manufacturer. The discussion focuses on the wheel-driven spindle but also includes the...
Editeur :
Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1980-01-01
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A selection of papers focusing on the Hungarian-Canadian community of Békévar (renamed Kipling), Saskatchewan, including discussions of Békévar folklore, family, material culture, language, and history. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1979-01-01
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A study of a ten-member rural sibling group, characterized by a high degree of specialization in traditional skills, which determines the factors regulating the achievement of status in a family setting. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
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1979-01-01
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This study examines the life and work of a rural nineteenth-century Ontario cabinetmaker, Francis Jones. An appreciation of his work is gained through illustrations and discussions of his shop and furniture-making techniques.This story is typical of many...
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Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1979-01-01
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Focusing on the presentation of Western Canadian history to the general public, this volume compares exhibitions from the British Columbia Provincial Museum, the Vancouver Centennial Museum, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, the Alberta Provincial Museum, the Western...
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Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1979-01-01
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Index of the first six years of the publication of the Urban History Review/La revue d’histoire urbaine published by the History Division, National Museum of Man in association with the Urban History Committee of the Canadian Historical Association by author, subject,...
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Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1978-01-01
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The papers included in this volume concern the different ways in which Europeans have interacted with Native peoples such as through trade, religious missions, and land use. Published in English.
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Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1978-01-01
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The history and acquisition by the Canadian War Museum of the scale model of the town and fortifications of Quebec City as it appeared in 1808. As British North America’s most important army station, this model is a topographical artifact of Canada’s military history....
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Mercury-Mercure
Parution :
1978-01-01
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