Printing presses were instrumental in creating and upholding a sense of community during the eighteenth century. While the importance of print in the developmen

This striking reinterpretation of the history of Quebec in the revolutionary era - demonstrated through a micro-historical analysis of 20,000 court records as w

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This edited collection offers a broad reinterpretation of the origins of Canada. Drawing on cutting-edge research in a number of fields, Violence, Order, and Un

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