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Documents relating to the seigniorial tenure in Canada, 1598-1854

Documents relating to the seigniorial tenure in Canada, 1598-1854

Bennett Munro, William

Paperback

Canadian HistoryGeneral Law

ISBN10: 9353709458
ISBN13: 9789353709457
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 504
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.12 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before Canada became a nation, land was a contract. Land, law, and power collide. Documents relating to the seigniorial tenure in Canada, 1598-1854 gathers primary source documents that trace how seigneurial land tenure shaped everyday life and governance in New France Quebec and beyond. William Bennett Munro, a leading interpreter of colonial institutions, assembles a historical document collection that lets you follow the evolution of the Canadian feudal system from early French colonial America through the reforms that dismantled it. Read it as a legal history reader, or as a vivid window into colonial Canada 1600s society, where obligations, rents, and rights were negotiated on the ground. Munro's selection and introductions keep the material readable, guiding you through unfamiliar terms while leaving the evidence to speak plainly still. Valuable for Canadian history research, it illuminates colonial land law at the point where European models met local realities, and where custom hardened into policy. The long chronology reveals continuity as well as rupture: how rules were argued, administered, resisted, and finally replaced. For students and specialists it serves as a dependable university history reference; for curious readers and classic-history collectors it offers the pleasure of handling the raw materials of the past, especially for anyone drawn to Quebec land records and the making of property in Canada. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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