A Concise History of Canada

Margaret Conrad''s history of Canada explains what makes up this diverse, complex, and often contested nation-state. Beginning in Canada''s deep past with the arrival of its Indigenous peoples, sh ...

Margaret Conrad''s history of Canada explains what makes up this diverse, complex, and often contested nation-state. Beginning in Canada''s deep past with the arrival of its Indigenous peoples, she traces its history through the conquest by Europeans, the American Revolutionary War, and Confederation in the nineteenth century to its prosperous present. This impressive second edition has expanded by 20 percent, including revised chapters and an insightful analysis of the fraught relationship between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump. As a social historian, Conrad emphasizes the relationships betw