The Structure of Canadian HistoryDesigned for courses on Pre and Post Confederation History of Canada. Finlay/Sprague is the only combined Pre/Post Confederation introductory textbook available in the Introductory Canadian History market. As a combined text, it offers a significant price advantage over competing split volumes. This text takes a political and sociological approach to Canadian history, and has been updated to include recent analysis of historical events. Written within in a solid chronological framework, the text provides a clear, comprehensive survey of the subject and good integration between traditional and new approaches to history. This text will prepare students well in the basic chronologies of Canadian history while providing the most up-to-date tools for research through its weblinks. |
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... King , was any- thing likely to cause controversy . Even so , King was timid to the point of cowardice , behaviour best illustrated , perhaps , by his refusal to provide protection to organized labour in 1922 , notwithstanding what he ...
... King rejoiced in the alleged constitutional crisis that launched his campaign . He said the Governor General's action amounted to a breach of responsible government , even though Byng had operated within the bounds of the royal ...
... King responded to Hepburn's jingoism by noting in his diary that it was " just what is needed . " Parliament was dissolved , and a general election was called for 26 March as a national referendum on King's policy of limited liability ...