H.V. Nelles' "A Little History of Canada"

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This paper discusses the work of H.V. Nelles, a Professor of History in Canada. The paper first analyzes several book reviews on Nelles "a Little History of Canada", to give a concrete idea of the influence and acceptance that it maintained amongst the academic community. Apart from this the writer also points out many of the contradictory elements that occur throughout the novel that work to effectively weaken the presentation as a whole. The writer of this essay contends that, while Nelles claims that Canada has always been an open country, many of the factual elements he reports suggest otherwise.

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"While I appreciate where Infanger is coming from with regards to Nelles 'lunging' forward and backward in history as being problematic, I also feel that it is necessary when writing a book of this nature. For example, if Nelles were to follow events in exact chronological order, then the novel would come more across as a textbook. As Nelles allows himself to jump certain years and then return back to them he is simply fully elaborating on different topics, this is necessary to maintain the overall feeling of a flowing book with an exact direction."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chad Gatfield 2005. Review of Nelles, "A little History of Canada". History: Review of New Books
• Scott Infanger. "Review of H.V. Nelles, A Little History of Canada", Ameriquest Vol. 3. No. 1.
• Jonathan F. Vance. "Review of H. V. Nelles, A Little History of Canada," H-Canada, H-Net Reviews, March 2005.
• Ian McKay 2005. Review of Nelles,"A Little History of Canada," by H. V. Nelles Canadian Historical Review; Sep2005, Vol. 86 Issue 3, p547-548, 2p
• Nelles, H.V. 2004. "A little History of Canada" Oxford University Press. Pg VII

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