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Essays in Canadian Economic History by Harold A. Innis (editor); Mary Q. Innis (editor); Matthew Evenden (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Essays in Canadian Economic History about?
<P>Harold A. Innis helped to found the field of Canadian economic history. He is best known for the "staples thesis" which dominated the discourse of Canadian economic history for decades.</P> <P>This volume collects Innis’ published and unpublished essays on economic history, from 1929 to 1952, thereby charting the development of the arguments and ideas found in his books <I>The Fur Trade in Canada </I>and <I>The Cod Fisheries</I>. These essays capture Innis’ ever evolving views on the practices and uses of economic history as well as Canadian economic history. The new introduction written by prominent historian Matthew Evenden provides a fresh take on Innis life’s work and situates the essays in the context of his scholarship as well as recent studies on Canadian economic history. This volume offers invaluable insight into one of Canada’s most original thinkers and his interpretation of our nation’s history.</P>
Who reads Essays in Canadian Economic History?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Harold A. Innis (editor); Mary Q. Innis (editor); Matthew Evenden (editor)
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781487521240
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Economics, Business
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