The Writing of Canadian History: Aspects of English-Canadian Historical Writing Since 1900
by Carl Berger
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"These are some of the admiring comments that greeted the publication of Professor Berger's study of English-Canadian historical thought and literature, which won the Governor General's Award for non-fiction in 1977. A book that will undoubtedly become a classic of Canadian scholarship, it examines in some depth the work of major figures-Underhill, Innis, Lower, Creighton, and numerous others-who helped change the nature of Canadian history after the First World War, It sets forth the show more background of these historians, their central teachings, and the interplay between their thought and the factors that influenced it, such as the general cultural climate. There are very few books on Canadian history that so adroitly encompass a wide range of subjects-in this case biography, personalities, education, discussions of published books, issues, the cultural environment-to provide a lucid synthesis that also brings one to a new understanding of the intellectual life of the country and the chain of influences that shaped it."--Publisher. show lessTags
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