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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780539103321

Autore

Basque Maurice

Titolo

The "conquest" of Acadia, 1710 : imperial, colonial, and Aboriginal constructions / / John G. Reid [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2004

©2004

ISBN

1-4426-8088-1

9786612023378

1-282-02337-3

0-8020-8538-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

971.6/01

Soggetti

Mi'kmaq peoples - Nova Scotia - History - 18th century

HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)

History

Acadia History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: THE EVENT -- 1 The 'Conquest' of Acadia: Narratives -- PART TWO: PRECURSORS -- 2 Elites, States, and the Imperial Contest for Acadia -- 3 Family and Political Culture in Pre-Conquest Acadia -- PART THREE: AGENCIES -- 4 New England and the Conquest -- 5 Mi'kmaq Decisions: Antoine Tecouenemac, the Conquest, and the Treaty of Utrecht -- 6 Imperialism, Diplomacies, and the Conquest of Acadia -- PART FOUR: TRANSITIONS -- 7 Making a British Nova Scotia

8 The Third Acadia: Political Adaptation and Societal Change9 Imperial Transitions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- MAPS -- Map 1: Acadia/Nova Scotia and Surrounding Areas -- Map 2: Plan of Annapolis Royal, 1710

Sommario/riassunto

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.