Ideology and Landscape in Historical Perspective

Ideology and Landscape in Historical Perspective

Author: Alan R. H. Baker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-03-16

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780521024709

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The issues raised by landscapes and their meanings are fundamental not only to historical geography but to any humanistic study, and render the geographical study of landscapes of interest to scholars in many disciplines.


Sir William C. Macdonald

Sir William C. Macdonald

Author: William Fong

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2007-08-24

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0773560432

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Sir William Macdonald (1831-1917) is the father of the Canadian tobacco industry and one of the country's foremost educational philanthropists. His contributions to McGill University transformed it into one of the world's foremost research and teaching institutions. William Fong's biography places Macdonald's life in its historical context, painting a vivid portrait of Victorian Canada.