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Histoire du Canada
De l'époque des premiers habitants de l'Amérique du Nord jusqu'à nos jours, cet ouvrage retrace l'histoire du deuxième plus grand pays au monde. Il offre ainsi au lecteur un éclairage essentiel à la compréhension du Canada d'aujourd'hui en mettant notamment en perspective le caractère distinct du Québec et les débats constitutionnels qu'il a provoqués, les revendications autonomistes des Amérindiens ou encore l'intégration économique du Canada dans l'ensemble nord-américain.
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128 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 7, 1946
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August 7, 2023
Este librito me compré mientras estaba de intercambio para aprobar una materia. Esta en francés, por eso me llevó tanto tiempo terminarlo. Hace un buen resumen de la historia canadiense desde sus orígenes como colonia hasta el primer decenio del siglo XXI. Al ser tan corto, hay muchas cuestiones en las que no profundiza, pero no deja de ser una guia básica para entender los conflictos político-sociales a los que se enfrenta el país norteamericano en la actualidad.
July 17, 2019
About 3.7 stars.
I am not able to judge this book with regards to accuracy or balance; but the collection "que sais-je ?" has a reputation for objectivity.
This is a compact history at 125 pages (short, even considering that Canada itself is young) , so at times it feels a bit rushed. Occasionally a scandal or other event is mentioned by name without any other explanation: no room for details!
However, it does its job of providing the reader with basic knowledge of Canadian history, in an extraordinarily readable manner. The book is divided in bite-sized chapters and sections, in roughly chronological order and corresponding to trends or eras of Canadian history (e.g. "chapitre 2: La Nouvelle-France, 1608-1760", with subsection 3: "Le commerce des fourrures"/The fur trade). It goes all the way to about 2016. It is written in a clear and straightforward style, making progress through the sections easy and quick... But it also helps that the history of Canada itself is an exciting topic, especially the tensions between its diverse communities (French, English, native).
I would recommend it to tourists like myself, or to Canadians (presumably French-speaking ones, since I don't know of a translation) wanting to get a refresher on stuff they presumably hear about, distractedly, in school.
The main limitation of this otherwise well-crafted book, in my view, is the lack of maps or graphs or other graphical content, which would have been a great complement.
I am not able to judge this book with regards to accuracy or balance; but the collection "que sais-je ?" has a reputation for objectivity.
This is a compact history at 125 pages (short, even considering that Canada itself is young) , so at times it feels a bit rushed. Occasionally a scandal or other event is mentioned by name without any other explanation: no room for details!
However, it does its job of providing the reader with basic knowledge of Canadian history, in an extraordinarily readable manner. The book is divided in bite-sized chapters and sections, in roughly chronological order and corresponding to trends or eras of Canadian history (e.g. "chapitre 2: La Nouvelle-France, 1608-1760", with subsection 3: "Le commerce des fourrures"/The fur trade). It goes all the way to about 2016. It is written in a clear and straightforward style, making progress through the sections easy and quick... But it also helps that the history of Canada itself is an exciting topic, especially the tensions between its diverse communities (French, English, native).
I would recommend it to tourists like myself, or to Canadians (presumably French-speaking ones, since I don't know of a translation) wanting to get a refresher on stuff they presumably hear about, distractedly, in school.
The main limitation of this otherwise well-crafted book, in my view, is the lack of maps or graphs or other graphical content, which would have been a great complement.
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