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History Pre-confederation (to 1867)

The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710

Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions

by (author) John G. Reid, Maurice Basque, Elizabeth Mancke, Barry Moody, Geoffrey Plank & William C. Wicken

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2004
Category
Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802085382
    Publish Date
    Feb 2004
    List Price
    $58.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802037558
    Publish Date
    Feb 2004
    List Price
    $100.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442680883
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $97.00

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The conquest of Port-Royal by British forces in 1710 is an intensely revealing episode in the history of northeastern North America. Bringing together multi-layered perspectives, including the conquest's effects on aboriginal inhabitants, Acadians, and New Englanders, and using a variety of methodologies to contextualise the incident in local, regional, and imperial terms, six prominent scholars form new conclusions regarding the events of 1710. The authors show that the processes by which European states sought to legitimate their claims, and the terms on which mutual toleration would be granted or withheld by different peoples living side by side are especially visible in the Nova Scotia that emerged following the conquest. Important on both a local and global scale, The 'Conquest' of Acadia will be a significant contribution to Acadian history, native studies, native rights histories, and the socio-political history of the eighteenth century.

About the authors

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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Maurice Basque holds the Chaire d'études acadiennes at the Universit� de Moncton.

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Elizabeth Mancke is a professor of history and the Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Studies at the University of New Brunswick.

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Barry Moody holds a BA (Hons.) degree from Acadia University and MA and PhD degrees from Queen’s University. He taught history at Acadia from 1970 to 2013. He has written extensively on the history of the New England Planters, eighteenth-century Nova Scotia, and higher education in Canada. He was a founding member of the Annapolis Heritage Society. Barry lives in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, with his wife, Sharon.

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Geoffrey Plank is an associate professor of history at the University of Cincinnati.

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William Wicken is an associate professor in the department of history at York University.

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