The Blacks in Canada - A History
by Winks, Robin W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0300013612
- ISBN 13
- 9780300013610
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0300013612 . "Examines the entire range of the black experience in Canada. Uses an impressive array of primary and secondary materials to analyze the histories of black groups and individuals throughout Canada. The French and English periods of slavery, the Canadian abolitionist movement, and the role played by Canadians in the broader continental antislavery crusade are investigated, as well as Canadian adaptations to 19th and 20th century racial mores, and the continous efforts by black people to establish and maintain meaningful lifefstyles in a Canadian setting. Considerable attention is devoted to the press, the schools, and the churches within the black community." - dust jacket. "No review can do justice to the rich data provided by this book. Will prove a mine of information to scholars for years to come." - August Meier, Journal of American History. xvii, [7], 546 pages. Prior owner's name atop front free endpaper. Very faint pencil underlining and occasional marginalia. Moderate wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this impressive work.; 4to .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 816j0683
- Title
- The Blacks in Canada - A History
- Author
- Winks, Robin W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300013612
- ISBN 13
- 9780300013610
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- 0300013612, Canada - blacks, Black Canadians, African-Canadians
Terms of Sale
RareNonFiction.com
All items packed very securely in sturdy new cardboard cartons and shipped promptly with tracking and full insurance. Higher value items double- or triple-boxed. In addition to traditional payment methods we are pleased to accept BTC, ETH, LTC and DASH.
About the Seller
RareNonFiction.com
Biblio member since 2003
Ladysmith, British Columbia
About RareNonFiction.com
Full-time specialists in rare nonfiction books and vintage magazines since 2001. Our inventory of over 20,000 items is wonderfully diverse and constantly growing. All items shipped in sturdy new cardboard cartons with tracking and full insurance. As proud members IOBA we adhere to its code of ethics. Phone: 1-877-660-6118 or +1-250-245-8959. Email: info@rarenonfiction.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...