Contesting Clio's craft

This collection of insightful essays suggests novel questions andapproaches to the study of the Canadian past while delving intorecently overlooked subjects. The authors place a particular emphasison international, transnational, and comparative approaches. Essayscover such topics as the Atlantic World, oral history, postcolonialism,public history, historical periodization, Canada's place in theBritish Empire, and French-English relations. The art of history as adiscipline and practice is also discussed. A must read for Canadianhistorians, Contesting Clio's Craft will also appeal tointernational scholars interested in these issues and curious about thecontribution that Canadian history has made to the broader history ofthe Americas.