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Quebec

A Historical Geography

by (author) Serge Courville

translated by Richard Howard

Publisher
UBC Press, Les Presses de l'Université Laval
Initial publish date
Jan 2009
Category
Historical Geography, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774858472
    Publish Date
    Jan 2009
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774814263
    Publish Date
    Jan 2009
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774814256
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $95.00

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In this richly documented work, Serge Courville tells the geographical history of Quebec from the appearance of the first humans through to the present day. This detailed and erudite book maps major stages of Quebec’s development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. Landscape, Courville shows, is the keeper of memory, the record of successive changes, and a witness to the genesis of the new. Places that were once agricultural, then left to waste and ruin, are today revivified by tourism. Areas that now house office buildings were long ago open playgrounds where children ruled. Drawing on vast research, Courville shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures – or perhaps because of it – the land itself may be seen as an important participant in the history of its peoples.

 

Quebec: A Historical Geography was originally published by Les Presses de l’Université Laval as Le Québec: Genèses et mutations du territoire.

About the authors

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Richard Howard is a distinguished American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.

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Librarian Reviews

Quebec: A Historical Geography

This book narrates the history of Quebec primarily from the 18th century to the present, although first from the perspective of geography. It is a chronological analysis of the ways in which the historical events of the area have been either a reflection of the geographical environs or a result of human interaction with geographical forces. Clear and engaging descriptions are presented of such topics as land distribution, settlement patterns, rural development and urbanization. Other aspects related to demography, resources, immigration/ emigration, territorial acquisition and economics are included. Topics most pertinent to BC curricula are those related to New France’s seigneurial system, the legal, educational and religious framework, the fur trade, the “Quiet Revolution” and Quebec nationalism.

Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2009-2010.