Frenchmen into Peasants : Modernity and Tradition in the Peopling of French Canada.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: The Peopling of French Canada -- Part I: Modernity -- 1. Regional Origins: Peasants or Frenchmen? -- 2. A Geography of Modernity: The Northwest -- 3. A Geography of Modernity: Non-Northwesterners and Women -- 4. An Urban Society: Class Structure and Occupational Distribution -- 5. Religious Diversity: Protestants, Jews, and Catholics -- 6. The Age of Adventure in an Age of Expansion -- Part II: Tradition -- 7. Traditional Patterns of Mobility -- 8. A Traditional Movement: Northwestern Emigration to Canada -- 9. A Traditional Movement: Emigration Outside the Northwest -- 10. The Canadian System of Recruitment -- Conclusion: Frenchmen into Peasants -- Notes -- Index.

Choquette narrates the peopling of French Canada across the 17th and 18th centuries, the lesser known colonial phase of French migration. Drawing on French and Canadian archives, she carefully traces the precise origins of individual immigrants, describing them by gender, class, occupation, region, religion, age, and date of departure.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.