{"product_id":"the-reluctant-land-9780774814492","title":"The Reluctant Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes the evolving pattern of settlement and the changing relationships of people and land in Canada from the end of the 15th century to the Confederation years of the late 1860s and early 1870s. This book shows how a deeply indigenous land was reconstituted in European terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrial lawyers attending on Aboriginal claims will find this text usefully covers the history from 1500 forward, showing the changes from an Indigenous populated land to one organized on European terms. -- Ronald F. MacIsaac * The Barrister, Issue No.89 *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a welcome antidote to the simplistic renderings of early Canadian history we are exposed to in high school social studies courses, political speeches and CBC mini-series. […] Harris has crafted a deeply insightful account of the history of what would become Canada. […] \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Land\u003c\/em\u003e will be used in historical geography courses for many years to come – but it’s more than that, because Harris set himself the task of writing a scholarly book accessible to the general reader. […] Encountering \u003cem\u003eThe Reluctant Land\u003c\/em\u003e is like listening to a series of articulate public lectures, organized on a regional basis, allowing for an exploration of each part of the country, in turn. -- Raymon Torchinsky * BC Bookworld, Vol.23, No.1, Spring 2009 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Lifeworlds, circa 1500\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Northwestern Atlantic, 1497-1632\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Acadia and Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Continental Interior, 1632-1750\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Creating and Bounding British North America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Newfoundland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The Maritimes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Lower Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Upper Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 The Northwestern Interior, 1760-1870\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 Confederation and the Pattern of Canada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404917088599,"sku":"9780774814492","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774814492.jpg?v=1730488044","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-reluctant-land-9780774814492","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}