The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710 : Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions

Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix John G. Reid Maurice Basque Elizabeth Mancke Barry Moody Geoffrey Plank William Wicken PART ONE: THE EVENT The `Conquest' of Acadia: Narratives 3(22) John G. Reid PART TWO: PRECURSORS Elites, States, and the Imperial Contest for Acadia 25(23) Elizabeth Mancke John G. Reid Family and Political Culture in Pre-Conquest Acadia 48(19) Maurice Basque PART THREE: AGENCIES New England and the Conquest 67(19) Geoffrey Plank Mi'kmaq Decisions: Antoine Tecouenemac, the Conquest, and the Treaty of Utrecht 86(15) William Wicken Imperialism, Diplomacies, and the Conquest of Acadia 101(26) John G. Reid PART FOUR: TRANSITIONS Making a British Nova Scotia 127(28) Barry Moody The Third Acadia: Political Adaptation and Societal Change 155(23) Maurice Basque Imperial Transitions 178(25) Elizabeth Mancke Conclusion 203(8) John G. Reid Maurice Basque Elizabeth Mancke Barry Moody Geoffrey Plank William Wicken Notes 211(50) Bibliography 261(24) Index 285