The metamorphoses of landscape and community in early Quebec / Colin M. Coates.

Main entry:

Coates, Colin MacMillan, 1960-

Title & Author:

The metamorphoses of landscape and community in early Quebec / Colin M. Coates.

Publication:

Description:

xiv, 231 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Series:

Studies on the history of Quebec

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index.
Introduction: The rivers -- 1. Aboriginal landscapes -- 2. Seigneurial landscapes -- 3. Habitant landscapes -- 4. Ties of blood and marriage -- 5. Lines of authority -- 6. Lines of community -- 7. An industrial landscape -- 8. A Picturesque landscape -- Conclusion: Three journeys.

Summary:

"Drawing on maps by explorers and surveyors, correspondence documenting the conflict between a backwoods priest and his parishioners, a gentlewoman's sketchbook, and the documents of a bitter court case between a seigneur's wife and a local priest, Colin Coates illuminates the tensions and values of a rural community."--Jacket

ISBN:

0773518967 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780773518964 (cloth ; acid-free paper)
9780773518971
0773518975

Subject:

Land settlement patterns Québec (Province) History.
Nationalism Québec (Province) History 19th century.
Seigniorial tenure Canada History.
Seigneuries Canada Histoire.
Colonisation intérieure Types Québec (Province) Histoire.
Nationalisme Québec (Province) Histoire 19e siècle.
Social conditions
Economic history
Land settlement patterns
Nationalism
Europäisierung
Franzosen
Landschaftsentwicklung
Siedlung
Canada History To 1763 (New France)
Canada Social conditions To 1763.
Canada Economic conditions To 1763.
Canada Social life and customs To 1763.
Batiscan (Québec : Seigneurie) Histoire.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade (Québec : Seigneurie) Histoire.
Canada Conditions sociales Jusqu'à 1763.
Canada Mœurs et coutumes Jusqu'à 1763.
Canada Conditions économiques Jusqu'à 1763.
Canada Histoire Jusqu'à 1763 (Nouvelle-France)
Canada
Québec
Sankt-Lorenz-Strom-Gebiet
Land settlement patterns Québec Province History
Nationalism Québec Province History 19th century
Settlement patterns Canada Québec (Province) 1720-1900.
Nationalism Canada Québec (Province) 1720-1900.
Landscapes (environments) Canada Québec (Province) 1720-1900.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Studies on the history of Quebec.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 210741
Call No.: HN110.Q8 C5 2000
Status: Available

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