History Pre-confederation (to 1867)
The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710
Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2004
- Category
- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780802085382
- Publish Date
- Feb 2004
- List Price
- $58.00
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780802037558
- Publish Date
- Feb 2004
- List Price
- $100.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781442680883
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $97.00
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Description
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.
Maurice Basque holds the Chaire d'études acadiennes at the Universit� de Moncton.
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.
Geoffrey Plank is an associate professor of history at the University of Cincinnati.
William Wicken is an associate professor in the department of history at York University.