The People of New France Revised Edition Contributor(s): Greer, Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802078168 ISBN-13: 9780802078162 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: This Book Surveys The Social History of New France. For More Than A century, until the British conquest of 1759-60, France held sway over a major portion of the North American continent. In this vast territory several unique colonial societies emerged, societies that in many respects mirrored ancien regime France, but that also incorporated a major Aboriginal component. Whereas earlier works in this field presented pre-conquest Canada as completely white and Catholic, The People of New France looks closely at other members of society as well: black slaves, English captives and Christian Iroquois of the mission villages near Montreal. The artisans and soldiers, the merchants, nobles, and priests who congregated in the towns of Montreal and Quebec are the subject of one chapter. Another chapter examines the special situation of French regime women under a legal system that recognized wives as equal owners of all family property. The author extends his analysis to French settlements around the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi Valley, and to Acadia and Ile Royale. Greer's book, addressed to undergraduate students and general readers, provides a deeper understanding of how people lived their lives in these vanished Old-Regime societies. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
Dewey: 971.01 |
LCCN: 98112694 |
Series: Themes in Canadian History |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.54" W x 8.5" (0.44 lbs) 130 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Quebec |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book surveys the social history of New France. For more than a century, until the British conquest of 1759-60, France held sway over a major portion of the North American continent. In this vast territory several unique colonial societies emerged, societies which in many respects mirrored ancien regime France, but which also incorporated a major Aboriginal component. Whereas earlier works in this field presented pre-conquest Canada as completely white and Catholic, The People of New France looks closely at other members of society as well: black slaves, English captives and Christian Iroquois of the mission villages near Montreal. The artisans and soldiers, the merchants, nobles, and priests who congregated in the towns of Montreal and Quebec are the subject of one chapter. Another chapter examines the special situation of French regime women under a legal system that recognized wives as equal owners of all family property. The author extends his analysis to French settlements around the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi Valley, and to Acadia and Ile Royale. Greer's book, addressed to undergraduate students and general readers, provides a deeper understanding of how people lived their lives in these vanished Old-Regime societies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Greer, Allan: - Allan Greer is a Professor in the Department of History at McGill University. |