Canada

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'David Dunbar: Canada ' összes példány

Kiadó:	Apa Productions (HK) Ltd.
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Kiadás éve:	1986
Kötés típusa:	Fűzött papírkötés
Oldalszám:	365 oldal
Sorozatcím:	Insight Guides
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Nyelv:	Angol
Méret:	22 cm x 15 cm
ISBN:	0245-54293-0
Megjegyzés:	Színes és fekete-fehér fotókkal. További kapcsolódó személyek a kötetben.

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Like a forest changing with the movement of seasons, Canada is a land of many images. The frozen tundra, the rugged Rocky Mountains, and the gentle, rolling Prairie steppes are among the many profiles of Canada captured in this Insight Guide. Venture into this volume and visit a wind-blown beach along the Atlantic, breathe in the en-chantment of some of Ontario's stunningly beautiful parks, or stroll along the cobblestone streets of romantic Montréal. Expérience the versatility and excitement of Canada's multicultural society or step into the traditions of some of Canada's oldest families.
This !nsight Guide portrays Canada in her most vivid and gracious aspects, offering the traveler a unique opportunity to journey through a land that is a blend of both the sublime and the wild. Represented in over 320 pages of fluid prose and dazzling photographs, Insight Guide: Canada invites: the sophisticated traveler to delve int*. the nrofound character of Canada and to encounter her mrstcJés

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Part One
HISTORY AND PEOPLE —by The Editor unless otherwise by-lined
Canada 15
Canada: A Land in the Making 21
The Europeans 27
Canada in the I7th Century 33
Roughing it in the Bush: The Pioneers 37
Canada Under British Rule 45
Confederation Canada from Sea to Sea 51
French and English in Canada 60
—by Charles Foran
Emergence of a Nation: Canada in the 20th Century 71
Searching for a Canadian Identity 84
The Inuit 91
—by Pat Keyes
Part Two
PLACES Places
CENTRAL 110-175
Ontario: The Heart of Canada 113 —by Philip Street
Toronto the Good 140 —by Mark Kingwell
Québec 155 —by Matthew Parfitt
EAST 176-221
New Brunswick 180
—by Diane Hall
NovaScotia 191
—by Diane Hall
Newfoundland 207
—by John Lucas
Prince Edward Island 215
—by Diane Hall
WEST 222-263
British Columbia 227
—by John Loonam
Alberta 241
—by David Dunbar
Saskatchewan 249
—by David Dunbar
Manitoba 257
—by David Dunbar
NORTH Yukon
—by Pat Keyes
Northwest Territories —by Pat Keyes
264-279 269
275
Art/Photo Crédits Index
352 354
Maps
PartThree
GUIDE IN BRIEF —by Tony Byrne
Getting There Getting Acquainted National Media Accommodations Getting Around Language On Departure Provinciai Overview Ontario Québec Newfoundland Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon
Northwest Territories British Columbia Appendix Consulates Language Directory
282-351
282 283 286
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291 306 314 317 321 323 326 330 333 338 341 344
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351
Canada 108-109
Ontario 114
Central Ontario 121
Québec 155
New Brunswick . 182
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
Island 192
Newfoundland 208
British Columbia 227
Alberta 241
Saskatchewan 249
Manitoba 257
Yukon 270
Northwest Territories 276