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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart Ltd
Publication date
July 1, 2001
Pages
395
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
5th
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780771065088
ISBN-10
0771065086
Dimensions
1.50 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.45 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$27.95
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: âCanadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant. They are wrong on all counts.â â Desmond Morton, from the Introduction
Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this completely revised and expanded edition of A Short History of Canada, Desmond Morton, one of Canadaâs most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history.
Morton is keenly aware of the links connecting our present, our past, and our future, and in one compact and engrossing volume he pulls off the remarkable feat of bringing it all together â from the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans to the failure of the Charlottetown accord and Jean Chretienâs third term as prime minister. His acute observations on the Diefenbaker era, the effects of the post-war influx of immigrants, the flag debate, the baby boom, the Trudeau years and the constitutional crisis, the Quebec referendum, and the rise of the Canadian Alliance all provide an invaluable background to understanding the way Canada works today.
Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this completely revised and expanded edition of A Short History of Canada, Desmond Morton, one of Canadaâs most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history.
Morton is keenly aware of the links connecting our present, our past, and our future, and in one compact and engrossing volume he pulls off the remarkable feat of bringing it all together â from the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans to the failure of the Charlottetown accord and Jean Chretienâs third term as prime minister. His acute observations on the Diefenbaker era, the effects of the post-war influx of immigrants, the flag debate, the baby boom, the Trudeau years and the constitutional crisis, the Quebec referendum, and the rise of the Canadian Alliance all provide an invaluable background to understanding the way Canada works today.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
5th edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (July 1, 2001)
9780771065088 | details & prices | 395 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $27.95
About: âCanadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant.
About: âCanadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant.
Paperback
6 edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (June 20, 2006)
9780771064807 | details & prices | 406 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $24.99
5 revised edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (September 1, 2001)
9780771065095 | details & prices | 395 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $18.95
3 rev sub edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (July 1, 1997)
9780771065170 | details & prices | 363 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together.
About: Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together.
2nd rev edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (July 1, 1995)
9780771065163 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $14.95
About: âCanadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant.
About: âCanadians believe that their history is short, boring and irrelevant.
New upd ex edition from McClelland & Stewart Ltd (March 1, 1992)
9780888302526 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $6.95
About: Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together.
About: Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together.
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