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In the Province of History: The Making of the Public Past in Twentieth-Century Nova Scotia Paperback – May 18, 2010

by Ian McKay (Author), Robin Bates (Author)
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Using archival sources, novels, government reports, and works on tourism and heritage, Ian McKay and Robin Bates look at how state planners, key politicians, and cultural figures such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, long-time premier Angus L. Macdonald, and novelist Thomas Raddall were all instrumental in forming "tourism/history." The authors argue that Longfellow's 1847 poem Evangeline - on the brutal British expulsion of Acadians from Nova Scotia - became a template a new kind of profit-making history that exalted whiteness and excluded ethnic minorities, women, and working class movements. A remarkable look at the intersection of politics, leisure, and the presentation of public history, In the Province of History is a revealing account of how a region has both used and distorted its own past.
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  1. Print length
    481 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    McGill-Queen's University Press
  4. Publication date
    May 18, 2010
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    077353704X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0773537040
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"In the Province of History gives a highly provocative and sometimes startling insight into the evolution of Nova Scotia's tourism history. McKay and Bates demonstrate expert archival knowledge, while masterfully sustaining an intellectual narrative, from cover to cover. This highly anticipated book will inform, inspire, and advance alternative understanding of Nova Scotian history. The authors are to be congratulated." Gwendolyn Davies, Professor and Dean Emerita, University of New Brunswick

"[McKay] makes his case with passion, sarcasm, and irony." Christopher Moore, Canada's History

About the Author

Ian McKay is a professor in the Department of History at Queen's University. Robin Bates is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Chicago.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGill-Queen's University Press; First Edition (May 18, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 481 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 077353704X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0773537040
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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