Brett McGillivray

Canada a Nation of Regions

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Produktbeschreibung

Canada: A Nation of Regions, second edition, is a comprehensive survey of the regional geography of Canada. Explaining the physical and human processes that have shaped and continue to transform this country, Brett McGillivray tells the stories of the interactions between Canada's peoples and landscapes. Divided into three parts, which examine Canada globally, regionally, and finally as a country, Canada: A Nation of Regions features an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating geography, anthropology, archaeology, history, economics, sociology, and political studies into one engaging and enlightening text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• 2nd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 211mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9780195429909
• ISBN-10: 0195429907
• Artikelnr.: 29426153

Autorenporträt

Brett McGillivray, now retired, was head of the Department of Geography at Capilano College.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Viewing Canada, Past and Present
1: Canada in Geographic Perspective
2: Canada's Physical Characteristics
3: Conflict and Conquest: The Historic Shaping of the Canadian Landscape
4: Canada within the World Economy
Part II: Canada from a Regional Perspective
5: Quebec: Maintaining a Distinct Society
6: Ontario: The Dominant Half of the Core
7: The Maritimes: Settlements on the Eastern Periphery
8: Newfoundland and Labrador: Resource Dependency
9: The Prairie Provinces
10: British Columbia: Canada's New Front Door
11: The North: Resource Frontier and Native Land
Part III: Canadian Issues from a Geographic Perspective
12: A Nation of Regions
Index