Canada: A People's History Volume 2 by Cbc

Canada: A People's History Volume 2 by Cbc

The top non-fiction bestseller of fall 2000 was the authoritative and beautiful Canada: A People's History, Volume One. For fall 2001, M&S is proud to present the equally stunning and comprehensive second volume of this landmark work.

This fall, on consecutive Sunday evenings starting on September 30, the CBC will broadcast eight new episodes from its spectacular - and spectacularly successful - series Canada: A People's History.

Volume Two opens with the rebellion over property and language rights for the French-speaking M tis in Manitoba, led by the charismatic and troubled Louis Riel - a key event in our history and one that haunts us to this day. It closes with the less bloody but no less traumatic confrontation between the Mohawk and the army at Oka, Quebec, in 1990.

Between these two harrowing events lie more than a hundred years of astonishing change and development in Canada. In those years Canadians have fought in two world wars, struggled through long, savage Depression years, adjusted to the post-war world, and peaceably accommodated themselves to wave after wave of immigrants arriving from around the globe. The political changes have been no less striking, with the eruption of nationalism in Quebec, women's long fight for equal rights, and the creation of Canadians' most cherished social service: universal health care.

Even more than was possible in Volume One, this well-researched book tells the major events of the twentieth century as a story of people: the famous and occasionally flamboyant politicians and public figures are here, but the book's strength lies in the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.

The tremendous popularity and the impeccable historical accuracy of both the first year of the television series and the first volume of the book, surprised and delighted historians and reviewers alike. The second year of the series and the second volume of the book are both now poised to rocket to even greater success in 2001.

From the Hardcover edition.

EVERETTE E. DENNIS is Executive Director of the Gannett Center for Media Studies at Columbia University and Editor-in-Chief of the Gannett Center Journal. He is author or editor of more than a dozen books including The Cost of Libel, Reshaping the Media, Understanding Mass Communication, and the First Amendment. He has also written more than 80 articles in professional journals, law reviews, and industry publications and is frequently quoted in the popular media about communication issues.

DONALD M. GILLMOR is Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication and Director, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He wrote or edited Free Press and Trial, Mass Communication Law, Enduring Issues in Mass Communication and Justice Hugo Black and the First Amendment. Gillmor has also written numerous book chapters and articles published in Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Media Law and Practice, Media Information Australia, Current History, and law reviews.

THEODORE L. GLASSER is on the faculty of the Institute for Communication Research at Stanford University and Associate Director of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota. His articles have appeared in a variety of academic and professional publications, including Journalism Quarterly, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journal of Communication, Critical Studies in Mass Communication, Communications and the Law, Policy Sciences, Nieman Reports, and The Quill.

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ISBN 13	9780771033360
ISBN 10	0771033362
Title	Canada: A People's History Volume 2
Author	Cbc
Series	Canada: A People's History
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Year published	2002-10-01
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Winner of Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award - Non-fiction Book of the Year 2001
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.