Newfoundland and Labrador : a history / Sean T. Cadigan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cadigan, Sean T. (Sean Thomas), 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newfoundland and Labrador--History.

Newfoundland and Labrador.

History.

Physical Description:

viii pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2009]

Summary:

In Newfoundland and Labrador: A History, Sean T. Cadigan's unique perspective links the political, social, and economic elements of that area's past with its environmental realities. In so doing, Cadigan emphasizes the critical role of the natural world on the historical development of the region and its peoples and produces a fascinating and insightful book.

Contents:

Introduction: Scarce Environmental Leeway, Nationalism, and the Long Term in Newfoundland and Labrador 3

1 The First Peoples by the Sea 13

2 The European Encounter 26

3 Migrants and Settlers: The Development of a Fishing Society, 1610-1775 45

4 Not Quite a Colony, 1775-1824 72

5 A Colonial State, 1824-1855 98

6 Responsible Government and Landward Industrialization, 1855-1895 125

7 Twilight of the National Policy, 1897-1908 154

8 The Politics of Hope and Demoralization, 1908-1934 176

9 Commission, Depression, and War, 1934-1945 209

10 The Land of Milk and Honey, 1946-1972 235

11 The Limits of Neo-nationalism, 1972-2003 260.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: pages [321]-344.

ISBN:

9780802044655

0802044654

9780802082473

0802082475

OCLC:

267123624