Index for the Urban History Review 1972-1977 / Index pour la revue d’histoire urbaine 1972-1977


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Index of the first six years of the publication of the Urban History Review/La revue d’histoire urbaine published by the History Division, National Museum of Man in association with the Urban History Committee of the Canadian Historical Association by author, subject, and book review. / Index par auteur, sujet et critique de livre des six premières années de publication de Urban History Review/La revue d’histoire urbaine, publiée par la Division de l’histoire, Musée national de l’Homme, en association avec le Comité d’histoire urbaine de la Société historique du Canada.




Monographic Series


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Library of Congress Catalogs


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Canadian Reference Sources


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In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR







Subject Catalog


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Quebec City


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This volume contains biographies of over four hundred architects, artisans and builders who worked in Quebec during the first three centuries of the town’s existence. Detailed descriptions of their works, as well as numerous illustrations, help paint a broad picture of building in Quebec.




Cabinetmaker's art in Ontario, c. 1850-1900


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This study examines the life and work of a rural nineteenth-century Ontario cabinetmaker, Francis Jones. An appreciation of his work is gained through illustrations and discussions of his shop and furniture-making techniques. This story is typical of many nineteenth-century crafts when industrialization resulted in mass production and the disappearance of traditional trades.




Western Canadian history


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Focusing on the presentation of Western Canadian history to the general public, this volume compares exhibitions from the British Columbia Provincial Museum, the Vancouver Centennial Museum, the Glenbow-Alberta Institute, the Alberta Provincial Museum, the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw and the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature.




Introduction to the social history of Scots in Quebec (1780-1840)


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This volume comprises a historical study of the Scottish urban elite of Quebec between 1780 and 1840 whose educational, religious, philanthropic, and economic institutions demonstrate a strong continuity with their homeland and resistance to cultural assimilation within the larger French Canadian society.