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Buckner, Phillip A.; Reid, John G. - Remembering 1759: The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory - 9781442644113 - V9781442644113
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Remembering 1759: The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory

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Description for Remembering 1759: The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory hardcover. Combined with Revisiting 1759, this collection provides readers with the most comprehensive, wide-ranging assessment to date of the lasting effects of the Conquest of Canada. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. .

This companion volume to Revisiting 1759 examines how the Conquest of Canada has been remembered, commemorated, interpreted, and reinterpreted by groups in Canada, France, Great Britain, the United States, and most of all, in Quebec. It focuses particularly on how the public memory of the Conquest has been used for a variety of cultural, political, and intellectual purposes.

The essays contained in this volume investigate topics such as the legacy of 1759 in twentieth-century Quebec; the memorialization of General James Wolfe in a variety of national contexts; and the re-imagination of the Plains of Abraham as a tourist destination. Combined ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442644113
SKU
V9781442644113
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99-1

About Buckner, Phillip A.; Reid, John G.
Phillip Buckner is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick and a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of London. John G. Reid is a professor in the Department of History and a senior fellow at the ... Read more

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