A Traveller's History of Canada - Couverture rigide

Bothwell, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1900624486 ISBN 13 : 9781900624480

Editeur : Cassell Reference, 2001

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A Traveller's History of Canada gives a comprehensive survey of the country's past from the earliest times right through to the present. It begins with the first immigrants to arrive well over 15,000 years ago who traveled across a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska. These native cultures saw a succession of Westerners from the early, mainly unsuccessful Viking settlements, to the British and French in later centuries attempting to make life possible on what could be an inhospitable landscape. The European powers brought with them not only a thirst for land but also their own quarrels, which resulted in battles and skirmishes with each other, and with America after its independence. The battles continued into the twentieth century - but only on the cultural and language front between the French and English. The impact of the two world wars and its relationship with its brash neighbor, the U.S., are thoroughly discussed. The book is brought fully up to date with a profile of modern Canada, its successes, present difficulties and a prognosis for the new millennium.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robert Bothwell was born in Canada, educated at Harvard and is Professor of History at the University of Toronto. He has written many books, ranging from the problems of Atomic Energy to Canadian foreign relations.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cassell Reference
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1900624486
• ISBN 13: 9781900624480
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272