Canada: A National History [with Media Companion CD-ROM]

by Margaret Conrad, Alvin Finkel

Focusing on the social history of ordinary Canadians and offering extensive political history insight and coverage, A National History , Second Edition, provides a unique view of Canada. Adding more political history coverage to this new edition, Conrad and Finkel successfully balance social and political perspectives to provide comprehensive coverage of Canadian history.

Genres: History

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

A specialist in the fields of Atlantic Canada and Women's history, Margaret Rose Conrad held the Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Studies at the University of New Brunswick before retiring in 2009.

Reviews

[Phyllis Wetzel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook that I used along with the Desmond Morton book, A Short History of Canada. It was very clearly written and easily understandable. I used it to explain much of what Morton was writing about.

[Dave Hazzan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite some glaring omissions -- the words "residential school" are not in the index -- it's still the go-to text for general Canadian history.

[J. Pearce · Rating 3 out of 5]

All things considered, I wanted to like this book more than I did.

I understand that more recent editions address many of my concerns, so there's not much to say.

[Matthew Barlow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference book for Canadian history.