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Negotiating Identities in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Montreal
Bettina Bradbury
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Hardback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 594.
Negotiating Identities in 19th- and 20th-Century Montrealilluminates the cultural complexity and richness of a modernizing cityand its people. The chapters focus on sites where identities wereforged and contested over crucial decades in Montreal’s history.Readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historicalmoment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men ofthe Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries,and social workers, among others. This is a fascinating study thatexplores the intersections of state, people, and the voluntary sectorto elucidate the processes that took people between homes andcemeteries, between families and shops, and onto the streets. This bookwill be ... Read more
Negotiating Identities in 19th- and 20th-Century Montrealilluminates the cultural complexity and richness of a modernizing cityand its people. The chapters focus on sites where identities wereforged and contested over crucial decades in Montreal’s history.Readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historicalmoment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men ofthe Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries,and social workers, among others. This is a fascinating study thatexplores the intersections of state, people, and the voluntary sectorto elucidate the processes that took people between homes andcemeteries, between families and shops, and onto the streets. This bookwill be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774811972
SKU
V9780774811972
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About Bettina Bradbury
Bettina Bradbury is a member of the History andWomen’s Studies Departments at York University. TamaraMyers is a member of the Department of History at theUniversity of Winnipeg. Contributors: BettinaBradbury, Marie-Eve Harbec, Karine Hébert, TamaraMyers, Mary Anne Poutanen, Darcy Ingram, Jarrett Rudy, AnnaShea and Suzanne Morton, Sylvie Taschereau, and Brian Young
Reviews for Negotiating Identities in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Montreal
"This book combines a number of key topics that greatly enhance historians' understanding of Montreal's cultural diversity. Scholars with a wide range of interests - those studying identity formation, the public/private divide, agency and regulation, consumer behavior, and collective memory - will find this an illuminating and valuable volume." - Alan Gordon, author of Making Public Pasts: The Contested Terrain ... Read more