Reappraisals of British Colonisation in Atlantic Canada, 1700-1930

• Other Authors: Kehoe, Karly, Vance, Michael
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Edinburgh University Press 2020
• Subjects: Canada; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474459037.001.0001

This volume offers new perspectives on the impact of British colonisation by concentrating on Atlantic Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island), a region that was pivotal in safeguarding Britain’s imperial ambitions and one that continues to grapple with the legacies of the Empire. Chapters in the collection engage with these legacies across three thematic sections: Dispossession and Settlement; Religion and Identity; and Reappraising Memory. Showcasing original research of both new and established scholars from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, the collection challenges the established historiography of the region by highlighting the indigenous experience as well as that of people of colour, seafarers, and religious minorities - groups who have traditionally been excluded from Britain’s imperial narrative - as well as providing fresh analyses of early colonial planners and elite colonial land policy makers.