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History Pre-confederation (to 1867)

Revisiting 1759

The Conquest of Canada in Historical Perspective

by (author) Phillip Buckner & John G. Reid

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
May 2012
Category
Pre-Confederation (to 1867), General, Colonial Period (1600-1775)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442644076
    Publish Date
    May 2012
    List Price
    $69.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442612426
    Publish Date
    May 2012
    List Price
    $42.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442699168
    Publish Date
    May 2012
    List Price
    $32.95

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The British victory on the Plains of Abraham in September 1759 and the subsequent Conquest of Canada were undoubtedly significant geopolitical events, but their nature and implications continue to be debated. Revisiting 1759 provides a fresh historical reappraisal of the Conquest and its aftermath using new approaches drawn from military, imperial, social, and Aboriginal history.

This cohesive collection investigates many of the most hotly contested questions surrounding the Conquest: Was the battle itself a crucial turning point, or just one element in the global struggle between France and Great Britain? Did the battle's outcome reflect the superior strategy of General James Wolfe or rather errors on both sides? Did the Conquest alter the long-term trajectories of the French and British empires or simply confirm patterns well underway? How formative was the Conquest in defining the new British America and those now living under its rule?

As this collection makes vividly clear, the Conquest's most profound consequences may in fact be quite different from those that have traditionally been emphasized.

About the authors

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.

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John G. Reid is a member of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s University and Senior Research Fellow of the Gorsebrook Research Institute. He has published books and articles on northeastern North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

 

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