Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Tables xiii
5. Figures xv
6. Preface to the Fourth Edition xvii
7. Introduction xxi
8. The Native People and the Beginnings of New France 1
9. Preindustrial Quebec, 1650s–1810s 28
10. Preindustrial Society and Economy 65
11. Economy and Society in Transition, 1810s–1880s 106
12. Politics and Institutions in Transition, 1810s–1880s 154
13. Industrial Capitalism, 1890s–1930s 198
14. Church, State, and Women in Capitalist Society, 1890s–1930s 238
15. From Depression to Quiet Revolution 271
16. The Quiet Revolution 305
17. Contemporary Quebec: A Distinct Society 345
18. Bibliography 379
19. Chronology 419
20. Index 423