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 WWW Virtual Library Economic and Business History: Web Resources: Geographical
Economic History in Canada: A Survey A survey of economic history in Canada was done by Douglas McCalla and Shawn Day for a Canadian conference on The Future of Economic History in October 2003.
Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought Journal, newsletters, announcements.
The site provides a web-based archive of primary materials related to Canadian economic history.
http://www.neha.nl/w3vl/countries.html   (8616 words)

  
 Section 31.160 - History
The course deals with the political and economic framework of American history, and with social and cultural trends.
It is placed in the context of Canadian history to examine such phenomena as European and American influences on Canada, effects of urbanization, the roles of women in society, and the commercialization of leisure.
A survey of the history of Europe to the French Revolution, with emphasis on the development of ideas and political institutions.
http://registrar.concordia.ca/calendar02-03/31/31.160.html   (6030 words)

  
 History of France
ECONOMICS: Hough, Jean, The French Economy (1982); Keating, Michael, and Hainsworth, Paul, Decentralization and Change in Contemporary France (1986); Price, Roger, An Economic History of Modern France (1981).
France for the general reader, not the French History expert.
France has six overseas departments: FRENCH GUIANA in South America; GUADELOUPE and MARTINIQUE in the West Indies; MAYOTTE, an island formerly part of the Comoros, located in the Indian Ocean; REUNION, an island in the Indian Ocean; and SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON, islands off the east coast of Canada.
http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/History/DF_history.shtml   (978 words)

  
 Britain in 1914
There were soldiers in all Britain's overseas possessions except the white dominions of Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
The objective of the alliance was to encourage co-operation against the perceived threat of Germany.
The government was formed by the majority party of the House of Commons.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWinBritain.htm   (480 words)

  
 hist1313A2002.htm
The course objective is to introduce students to the major themes in Canada's past, dealing with aspects of its political, economic, social and cultural history.
History 1313 consists of lectures, class discussion around the readings, as well as discussions around videos and other materials provided in class.
Conrad and Finkel, History of the Canadian Peoples, vol.
http://ace.acadiau.ca/history/mwright/hist1313A2002.htm   (563 words)

  
 Economic history of Canada - encyclopedia article about Economic history of Canada.
The study of economic history in Canada became highly focused on economic geography, and for many years the dominant school of thought has been the Staples Thesis.
The early European history of the Canadian economy is usually studied through the Staples Thesis which argues the Canadian economy developed through the exploitation of a series of staples that would be exported to Europe.
Canada had traditionally been committed to free trade and had only had one experiment with a protective tariff with the Cayley-Galt Tariff of 1858.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Economic+history+of+Canada   (5353 words)

  
 History 1407
Although History 1406 is not a prerequisite for History 1407, students are advized that much of the material discussed in this course will build on an understanding of the pre- Confederation history of Canada.
We will examine the ways in which Canada was brought together as a country through politics, economics, culture, and technology.
From the Nipissing Calendar: "This course examines the political, economic, and social development in Canada from Confederation to the present."
http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/gordona/1407.HTM   (250 words)

  
 Indici delle Riviste in Linea - Economic History review - Indici 1950-1941
H. Larson, List of Books and Articles on the Economic History of the United States and Canada 1945-6, p.
J. Hicks, History of Economic Doctrine [Essays in Bibliography and Criticism], p.
C. Cipolla, The Trends in Italian Economic History in the later Middle Ages [Revisions in Economic History], p.
http://www.istitutodatini.it/biblio/riviste/d-f/ehr2.htm   (1389 words)

  
 EcHR 1st Ser., 1, 1927/28-18, 1948
List of Books and Articles on the Economic History of the United States and Canada 1927-8, in: EcHR 1st Series, 2, 1929/30, p.
J.R. History of Economic Doctrine [Essays in Bibliography and Criticism], in: EcHR 1st Series, 13, 1943, p.
J.R. and W. A Select Bibliography of the Economic History of Wales [Essays in Bibliography and Criticism], in: EcHR 1st Series, 2, 1929/30, p.
http://www.phil.uni-erlangen.de/~p1ges/zfhm/echr1ser.html   (5418 words)

  
 Economist.com
Updated background briefings on: Junichiro Koizumi, the United Nations, France's politics, Kashmir, Ukraine, America's Supreme Court, Mexico's politics, hedge funds, Britain's Conservatives, Canada's politics, the Philippines, Iran's politics, Egypt, AIDS, Japan's banks, and more
The document they are expected to approve is, naturally, full of fudges and omissions.
Diplomats have agreed on a draft package of reforms to the scandal-hit United Nations as world leaders gather for a summit in New York.
http://www.economist.com   (5418 words)

  
 Economic history of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The study of economic history in Canada became highly focused on economic geography, and for many years the dominant school of thought has been the staples thesis.
The early European history of the Canadian economy is usually studied through the staples thesis which argues the Canadian economy developed through the exploitation of a series of staples that would be exported to Europe.
This trade was very unpopular for both economic and strategic reasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_Canada   (3873 words)

  
 ipedia.com: History of Canada Article
This article is part of the History of Canada series Pre-Confederation Post-Confederation Military history Economic history Timeline Edit this box Canada, which has been inhabited by natives including...
On July 1, 1867 with the passing of the British North America Act, the British government granted local self-government to a federation of three of its North American colonies, (Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia) as the Dominion of Canada.
By 1880 Canada included all of its present area with the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador (which joined in 1949).
http://www.ipedia.com/history_of_canada.html   (334 words)

  
 Political & Economic History of Great Britain
Political and Economic History of Great Britain (1642-1945)
Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years' War.
France cedes Canada and the Mississippi Valley to Britain.
http://www.gurpsmaster.de/gbhist.htm   (575 words)

  
 OUP Canada: Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, Second Edition
Integrating social, cultural, political, and economic history within a coherent overarching narrative, this volume (the first of a two-part set) begins with the First Nations -- as far back as historians and archaeologists have been able to construct a record -- and takes the story of Canada through to the Confederation era.
OUP Canada: Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, Second Edition
Among his many books are The People's Clearance: Scottish Emigration to British North America 1770-1815 (1982); Land Settlement and Politics in 18th Century PEI (1987); and the single-volume History of the Canadian Peoples (2nd edn, 2003).
http://www.oup.com/ca/he/companion/bumsted_pre   (184 words)

  
 EDUCATION PLANET - 60,000 Lesson Plans including 6082 Web Sites related to History
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http://www.educationplanet.com/search/History   (525 words)

  
 Canada's Jews: A Social and Economic Study of Jews in Canada in the 1930s (Mcgill-Queens Studies in Ethnic History, No 16) - Comparaison de prix
Canada's Jews: A Social and Economic Study of Jews in Canada in the 1930s (Mcgill-Queens Studies in Ethnic History, No 16)
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Canada's Jews: A Social and Economic Study of Jews in Canada in the 1930s (Mcgill-Queens Studies in Ethnic History, No 16) - Comparaison de prix
http://books.compricer.fr/0773511091   (525 words)

  
 UBC Student Services - Calendar 2005/2006 - Course Descriptions - Classical, Near Eastern And Religious Studies - RELG
A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Jews from the time of the Christianization of the Roman Empire to the expulsion of professing Jews from Spain and Portugal at the end of the fifteenth century.
A survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Jews from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the present, with special emphasis on changing attitudes to Jews and Judaism, and social and cultural transformations.
Studies in the texts (in translation), history, and religious thought of Judaism after the close of the Biblical Period.
http://students.ubc.ca/calendar/courses.cfm?code=RELG   (525 words)

  
 James Carson
Ian McKay’s research interests lie in Canadian cultural history, in the economic and social history of the Atlantic Region of Canada in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and in the history of Canada as a liberal order.
He is particularly interested in the history of liberalism and knowledge, the public sphere, and the role of political and economics ideas in early Canada.
Barrington Walker teaches Black Canadian history and the histories of "race" and immigration in Canada.
http://www.queensu.ca/history/grad-teachingfaculty.htm   (525 words)

  
 Migration Information Source - Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
Some argue that a guest worker program in Canada, recently proposed by Mexican President Vicente Fox, would help Mexicans and Central Americans find employment and address some of the economic problems that propel them northward.
"Canada and the United States: Perspectives on Migration and Continental History," Journal of American Ethnic History 20 (Spring 2001): 50-70.
Nicaraguans who traveled to Canada found it slightly easier than other Central Americans to receive asylum but, as in the United States, after the defeat of the Sandinistas in 1990, Nicaraguan petitions were increasingly denied since the justification for migration was believed to no longer exist.
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=390   (2786 words)

  
 History of Montreal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1852, Montreal had 58,000 inhabitants and by 1860, Montreal was the largest city in British North America and the undisputed economic and cultural centre of Canada.
Growth continued and by 1860 Montreal was the largest city in British North America and the undisputed economic and cultural centre of Canada.
The city's growth was spurred by the opening of the Lachine Canal and Montreal was the capital of the United Province of Canada from 1844 to 1849.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Montreal   (3227 words)

  
 Canada
Economic history of Canada Before the arrival of lakes of the region.
Christian Democrat Party of Canada The Christian Democrat Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that organized...
Communist Party of Canada (in Manitoba) The Communist Party of Canada was founded in 1921.
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/topics/canada.html   (3227 words)

  
 ONA - History of Slavery in Canada
Often when Canadians consider the Black experience in the United States, they adopt an attitude of moral superiority not realizing that Canada also had a long history of slavery including the enslavement of Blacks.
While slavery never reached the levels it did in the United States it certainly is a part of Canadian history.
One aspect of Black Canadian history little recognized by most Canadians is the history of slavery in the early years of this country.
http://www.ona.org/news/black_hist/slavery.html   (766 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Quebec
The Liberal Party is descended from the Parti canadien (or Patriotes who supported the Patriotes Rebellion), and les rouges, who fought for responsible government and against the authority of the Catholic Church in Lower Canada- an opposition movement that led to the 1837 Patriotes Rebellion.
Relations soured between the Quebec Liberal Party and the federal Liberal Party of Canada under Lesage, and particularly under Robert Bourassa.
It traditionally supports Canadian federalism, as opposed to Quebec sovereignty, and the role of government in the economy, although in recent years its economic policies have moved towards neoliberalism.
http://www.bidprobe.com/en/wikipedia/l/li/liberal_party_of_quebec.html   (766 words)

  
 Introduction to Canada (Around the World Immigration Consultant)
Canada, where immigration is a key point for economic growth, opens its doors for people from all over the world who intend to bring their talent, experience, culture and traditions, for those who elect to become a part of Canada's landscape.
The history of Canada is a history of immigration.
And now one out of every four people in Canada comes from an ethnic background other then English or French.
http://www.relocate2canada.com/introtocanada.php   (766 words)

  
 Social Studies – Grades 1 to 6 History and Geography – Grades 7 and 8 > Ministry of Education
describe some of the connections Canada shares with the rest of the world (e.g., trade, history, geography, tourism, economic assistance, immigration, indigenous peoples, peacekeeping, media, culture);
The social studies, history, and geography curriculum is designed to help students acquire the "habits of mind" essential in a complex democratic society characterized by rapid technological, economic, political, and social change.
It is essential to emphasize the relationship of social studies, history, and geography to the world outside the school so that students recognize that these areas of study are not just school subjects but fields of knowledge that affect their lives, their communities, and the world.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/social   (15101 words)

  
 IRELAND FACTS AND HISTORY
With economic stability came a new measure of political stability and a decline in traditional anti-British feeling.
By the terms of the treaty, all of Ireland except the six counties constituting Northern Ireland was to receive dominion status identical with that of Canada.
Republic of Ireland, On Easter Monday, April 18, 1949, by the terms of the Republic of Ireland Bill approved by the Dáil in November 1948, Eire became the Republic of Ireland, formally free of allegiance to the British crown and the Commonwealth of Nations.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/irelandhistory/1998.html   (5493 words)

  
 Turks and Caicos Islands magazine, Business stories
Goldring claims an association with Canada would benefit both countries economically, allowing the Islands to move away from a predominantly tourism-based economy.
The Islands' recent economic strides have left many Islanders wondering how they would benefit from an association with Canada.
At the time, committee Chair David Daubney concluded it would be inappropriate for Canada to unilaterally institute formal talks with the Turks and Caicos Islands during its upcoming election, and discussions subsided until Goldring introduced a motion in 2003 to once again investigate the possibility of forming a union between the two countries.
http://www.timespub.tc/Business/business.htm   (1087 words)

  
 Elderhostel : Australia and New Zealand Programs
Whether you choose an Australian adventure, a New Zealand experience, or a program that combines explorations of both countries, you will return home with fresh insights into the history, environments and contemporary life in these fascinating lands.
On the North Island, take a study cruise through the Bay of Islands; encounter Maori history and trace the impact of European immigration.
This sampling of unique programs in 2005 and 2006 explore these two countries of the Southern Hemisphere and provide intimate portraits of their cultures, natural history and rich heritage.
http://www.elderhostel.org/programs/aust_nz.asp   (694 words)

  
 United States History
Includes citations to articles, dissertations, and book reviews on the history of the United States and Canada published throughout the world.
Annotated entries for over 1100 reference works useful for political, social, intellectual, and economic history and the history of civilizations, holdings of archives, chronologies, and auxiliaries to the study of history, such as heraldry, genealogy, and biography.
A comprehensive directory of state and local historical societies on the World Wide Web, provided by the Local History Services Department of the Indiana Historical Society.
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/hist/resguide/ushist.htm   (2418 words)

  
 Oregon State University Libraries History Subject Research Guide
Provides access to scholarly publications on world history (outside of the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present day.
Cambridge Economic History of Europe from the Decline of the Roman Empire
Internet Resources: Web Sites Dedicated to All Aspects of History
http://osulibrary.orst.edu/research/srg/hist.htm   (1124 words)

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