Quebec : a historical geography / Serge Courville ; translated by Richard Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Courville, Serge, 1943-

Contributor:

Howard, Richard, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human territoriality--Quebec (Province)--History.

Human territoriality.

Human geography--Quebec (Province).

Human geography.

Québec (Province)--Historical geography.

Québec (Province).

Québec (Province)--Social conditions.

Québec (Province)--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

71st edition. This is the edition statement.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this richly documented work, Serge Courville tells the geographical history of Quebec from the appearance of the first humans through to the present day. This detailed and erudite book maps major stages of Quebec's development, providing a geographical record of the many social relationships that over time created a sense of place. Landscape, Courville shows, is the keeper of memory, the record of successive changes, and a witness to the genesis of the new. Places that were once agricultural, then left to waste and ruin, are today revivified by tourism. Areas that now house office buildings were long ago open playgrounds where children ruled. Drawing on vast research, Courville shows how, in spite of the turbulence Quebec often endures � or perhaps because of it � the land itself may be seen as an important participant in the history of its peoples. Quebec: A Historical Geography was originally published by Les Presses de l'Universit� Laval as Le Qu�bec: Gen�ses et mutations du territoire.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Territory

Historical Depth

Prehistoric Ranges

Origins

European Contact

Frontier Farmers

Establishing a Colony

A Century of Expansion

After the Conquest

Growth and Colonization

Transition

Taking the Land

The Other Frontier

Prospects

From Growth to Recession

Conclusion

Afterword

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Translation of: Le Quebec : geneses et mutations du territoire.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-45704-7

9786612457043

0-7748-5606-8

OCLC:

549296721