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The textbooks that follow represent the most current physical holdings available in the library for your particular course. This list, however, should not be considered exhaustive, so make sure to visit the library catalogue to explore the many other valuable resources that the library has to offer.
HIST 101:
- Barman, Jean. The West beyond the West
- Buckner, Philip. The Transition to Responsible Government
- Careless, JMS. The Union of the Canadas
- Craig, G.M.. Upper Canada: the Formative Years
- Creighton, Donald. The Commercial Empire of the St. Lawrence
- Creighton, Donald. The Road to Confederation
- Dickason, Olive. Canada’s First Nations
- Eccles, W.J. The Canadian Frontier
- Griffiths, Naomi. The Acadians; Creation of a People
- Head, C. Grant. Eighteenth Century Newfoundland
- Johnston, Hugh (Ed.). The Pacific Province
- Lawson, Philip. The Imperial Challenge
- Martin, Calvin. Keepers of the Game
- McCallum, John. Unequal Beginnings
- Monet, Jacques. The Last Cannon Shot
- Trigger, Bruce. Natives and Newcomers
- Trudel, Marcel. The Beginnings of New France
- Upton, L.F.S. Micmacs and Colonists
- Upton, LFS (Ed.). The United Empire Loyalists
- Winks, Robin. The Blacks in Canada
HIST 102:
- Abella, Irving. Nationalism, Communism and Canadian Labour.
- Allen, Richard. The Social Passion.
- Brown, R.Craig and Ramsay Cook. Canada, 1896-1921: A Nation Transformed.
- Creighton, Donald. John A. Macdonal:, The Old Chieftain.
- Gwyn, Richard. The Northern Magus.
- Horn, Michel. The Dirty Thirties.
- Levitt, Joseph. Henry Bourassa and the Golden Calf.
- McLaren, Angus and Ailee Tigar McLaren. The Bedroom and the State.
- Newman, Peter. The Distemper of our Times.
- Noel, J.R. Politics in Newfoundland.
- Norrie, Kenneth and Douglas Owram. A History of the Canadian Economy.
- Roberts, Leslie. The Chief: A Political Biography of Maurice Duplessis.
- Stacey, Charles. A Very Double Life.
- Stanley, G.F.G. Louis Riel.
- Strong Boag, Veronica. The New Day Recalled.
- Waite, P.B. Canada, 1784-1896.
- Ward, Peter. White Canada Forever.
- Zaslow, Morris. The Opening of the Canadian North.
HIST 201: India Under British Rule
- Basham, A. L. The Wonder that was India
- Bayly, Susan. Caste, Society and Politics in India
- Brown, Judith. Modern India: The Origins of an Asian Democracy
- Embree, Ainslie T. (ed). Sources of the Indian Tradition, vol. 1
- Hay, Stephen (ed). Sources of the Indian Tradition, vol. 2
- Mayer, Adrian C. Caste and Kinship in Central India
- Richards, John F. The Mughal Empire
- von Tunzelmann, Alex. Indian Summer
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Subscription Articles and Databases:
- Academic Search Premier – This scholarly resource contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic search premier provides unmatched full-text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion and theology, among other fields.
- Canadian Publishers Index Quarterly – CPI.Q, or the Canadian Periodical Index, offers highly requested information with a Canadian focus. A highly useful resource to students and teachers alike, CPI.Q contains a vast amount of Canadian and international periodicals, including Canada’s national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean’s weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. This database boasts indexing of nearly 1,200 Canadian periodicals (English and French) with full-text articles from 550 Canadian periodicals. CPI.Q has excellent coverage on a broad range of subjects and showcases full text articles from 1983 to present.
- Canadian Reference Centre – This database includes Canadian periodicals and international periodicals in full text and full-text reference books. It also includes thousands of full-text biographies and an image collection of thousands of photos, maps and flags, including images from Canadian Press. Canadian Reference Centre is useful for research on Canada, and current events in Canada. It also has numerous sources for research on Canada’s international involvement. The database has over 66,000 full-text biographies, over 960,000 photos, maps and flags, and more than 86,000 images from the Canadian Press.
- eBook Academic Collection – This database provides full-text access to over 79,000 academic texts and monographs, with its collections being updated consistently. Regardless of your discipline, here you will find appropriately scholarly resources suitable for inclusion in your academic papers. Citation formatting and exporting through email is also provided. This resource is also available as an iPhone app.
- Eric – This database includes over 1.4 million journal articles, books, technical papers, policy papers, and other education-related materials. Many of these education journals are peer-reviewed. This database is a great source for Department of Education publications and conference papers, as well as materials related to current education topics.
- World Book – This subscription-based, comprehensive encyclopedia offers a suitably academic alternative to the commonly used and less reliable open-source online resources such as Wikipedia. World Book sets an academic standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for students that meet the highest standards of editorial excellence while keeping pace with the technological developments that define the computer age. World Book is an industry leader in the production of award-winning encyclopedias, reference sources, and digital products for educational institutions.
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Citation Guidelines for Writing in History:
All essays written for History courses use Chicago rules for formatting. Updated links to Chicago standards for typical sources can be found here. For a more comprehensive understanding of Chicago citation, the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style is available for your reference in the library |
