The metamorphoses of landscape and community in early Quebec

Description:

"Drawing on maps by explorers and surveyors, correspondence documenting the conflict between a backwoods priest and his parishioners, a gentlewoman's sketchbook, and the documents of a bitter court case between a seigneur's wife and a local priest, Colin Coates illuminates the tensions and values of a rural community."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: History,  Land settlement patterns,  Nationalism,  Quebec (province), history,  Community development, canada,  Social conditions,  Economic conditions,  Landscapes,  Seigniorial tenure,  Social life and customs,  Colonisation intérieure,  Types,  Histoire,  Nationalisme,  Conditions sociales,  Conditions économiques,  Paysages,  Settlement patterns,  Canada,  Québec (Province),  1720-1900,  Landscapes (environments),  General,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  American Government,  State,  Economic history,  Europäisierung,  Landschaftsentwicklung,  Siedlung

Places: Canada,  Québec (Province)

Times: 19th century,  To 1763 (New France)