Ontario since Confederation: A Reader, Second Edition

Ontario Since Confederation: A Reader has been updated to reflect the dramatic changes in historical practice and understanding over the last two decades, exploring important topics such as the environment, gender, continentalism, urban growth, and Indigenous issues. It features new and revised chapters and discussion questions to stimulate and guide readers to make connections between and across the entire book.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 610 pages
Publication date: 21 November 2024
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Ontario Since Confederation: A Reader, published more than two decades ago, has witnessed significant changes in Ontario, Canada, North America, and the world. The second edition, with contributions from leading scholars, offers a fresh and comprehensive perspective on Ontario's social, political, and economic history. Reflecting on the significant advancements in historical practice and understanding over the past two decades, the book adopts a chronological approach and broadens its theme to encompass state and society. It delves into essential topics such as the environment, gender, continentalism, urban growth, and Indigenous issues. This timely update includes new and revised chapters, as well as thought-provoking discussion questions that encourage readers to connect the dots across the entire book. With a diverse range of perspectives, approaches, and frameworks, Ontario Since Confederation sheds light on historical transformations in Canada's most populous province spanning over one and a half centuries.

Weight: 1g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487524296
Edition number: 2 ed