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Remembering 1759 : The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory by Buckner, Phillip ;Reid, John G. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Remembering 1759 : The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory about?
<p>This companion volume to <em>Revisiting 1759</em> examines how the Conquest of Canada has been remembered, commemorated, interpreted, and reinterpreted by groups in Canada, France, Great Britain, the United States, and most of all, in Quebec. It focuses particularly on how the public memory of the Conquest has been used for a variety of cultural, political, and intellectual purposes.</p><p>The essays contained in this volume investigate topics such as the legacy of 1759 in twentieth-century Quebec; the memorialization of General James Wolfe in a variety of national contexts; and the re-imagination of the Plains of Abraham as a tourist destination. Combined with <em>Revisiting 1759</em>, this collection provides readers with the most comprehensive, wide-ranging assessment to date of the lasting effects of the Conquest of Canada.</p>
Who reads Remembering 1759 : The Conquest of Canada in Historical Memory?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Buckner, Phillip ;Reid, John G.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781442644113
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Humanities