Heroines and history : representations of Madeleine de Verchères and Laura Secord /

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"Heroines and History is a co-authored, comparative study of the images of Madeleine de Vercheres and Laura Secord, symbols respectively of French-Canadian and English-Canadian loyalism and nationalism. The authors explore the roles of gender, race/ethnicity, and imperialism in defining nationa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coates, Colin MacMillan, 1960-
Otros Autores: Morgan, Cecilia, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2002.
Temas:
Verchères, Madeleine de, > 1678-1747.
Secord, Laura, > 1775-1868.
Secord, Laura Ingersoll, > 1775-1868.
Secord, Laura, > 1775-1868
Verchères, Madeleine de, > 1678-1747
Secord, Laura Ingersoll.
Women heroes > Canada > Biography.
Women heroes > Canada > History.
Nationalism > Canada > History.
Héroïnes > Canada > Histoire.
Nationalisme > Canada > Histoire.
Héroïnes > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Nationalism
Women heroes
Helden (personen)
Vrouwen.
Geschiedschrijving.
Representatie (algemeen)
Collectief geheugen.
Héroïne (Personnage)
Historiographie.
Nationalisme.
Canada
Canada anglais.
Canada français.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: why heroines, why history?
  • Like mother, like daughter: the woman warrior tradition
  • Images of heroism and nationalism: the Canadian Joan of Arc
  • Representing history: the statue and film of Madeleine de Vercheres
  • Feminist and teenager: the decline of Madeleine de Vercheres's popularity
  • Walking to beaver dams: colonial narratives, 1820s-1860s
  • The lives of the loyal pioneers: historical societies and historical narratives
  • Lessons in loyalty: children's texts and readers
  • 'Seeing' the past: the monuments and the candy company
  • Laura Secord, the Niagara region, and historical tourism
  • Epilogue: the Iroquois presence.

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