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286 THE CANADIAN HISTORICAL REVIEW transformation saidtohaveevokedamongsome a'reaction...bothpredictable andemotional.' Furtherexposition ofthispointwouldhavebeenwelcomed by thisreader,buttheeditorsareonsuregroundintheircomment 'thatCanadian studies will gain,not lose,througha greaterunderstanding of the regional dimension.' The firsteightpapersthatfollowarenicelypaired.The lateRobertPainchaud 'ssensitivecommentary explores 'the strategiesfor survivance' the Franco-Canadian communitiesof theWesthavefollowedsince•945- George F.G.Stanley's contribution, theworkofamaster, offersacomprehensive interpretationof Acadianhistoryandwillfinditswayontomanyreadinglists. The papersof E.R. Forbesand LewisG. Thomasallowfor a usefulcomparison of Maritimeandwestern historiography. Forbes celebrates theemergence from the'badold days'of our historical writingwhengraduatestudies were'under thecontrolof a few"great"men in oneor twocentralCanadianuniversities.' LewisThomas's more light-heartedapproachisespecially interestingfor its account of 'thefirst generation of university historians in the west... immigrantslivingand writingin an immigrantsociety.' Solidcontributions follow fromT.W.Acheson ontheStJohnmerchant community, •82o-5o,andAlanF.J. Artibiseon prairie ubandevelopment. J. Murray Beck's explorationof the political cultureof theAtlanticregiondrawsonhisintimateknowledge of the folkways of theMaritimes,whileDavidSmith's complementary paperon the Westadvances the argumentthat multiculturalism isan 'affront' to descendantsof 'non-English,non-French'westerners. Gerald Friesen's account of prairiefictionstands verywellbyitselfbutanAtlanticcounterpartwouldhave beenuseful.The lateDavidAlexander's analysis of 'economic growthin the Atlanticregion, •88o-•94o' typifieshisbreadthand lastingcontributionto Canadianletters.Hispaper,togetherwiththose of E.R.Forbes andT.W.Acheson ,are reprintedwith minoreditorialchanges from Acadiensis. There isno index. Here, then, is a livelyand informedvolume,thoughone withouta coherent theme. Pw,zEi• •^i•¾ University ofWestern Ontario Canadian Official Publications. old^ B.BISHOP. Guidesto OfficialPublications, IX.Toronto,Oxford Univesity Press/Pergamon Press, •98•. Pp.x, •'97.$4•.oo Olga Bishophasan acknowledged reputationfor her teachingandbibliographical research in the fieldof officialCanadiangovernmentpublications. Her previous booksincludePublications oftheGovernments ofNovaScotia, Prince Edward Island, NewBrunswick, 1758-1952 (•957)andPublications ofthe Government ofthe Province ofCanada, 1841-1867 (!963).Her currentbook,whichisvolume9 of thePergamon series of Guides toOfficial Publications, dealswiththefederal governmentof Canada. REVIEWS 287 Thisworkisanintroductionfor 'thestudentto thevarioustypesof publicationsissued bybothParliament andthedepartments andagencies of thefederal government...'The bookconsists of eighteenchaptersand the subjects covered includeCanadianparliamentary government, federal-provincial relations ,parliamentary proceedings, Houseof Commonsand Senatepapers, parliamentarydebates, bills,acts,commissions of inquiryand taskforces,policy papers,statistics, and more. There is a convenientlistingof periodicals issued bythefederalgovernment.Includedisa listof depository librariesand booksellers authorizedto sellgovernmentpublications, with addresses and telephonenumbers.The indextothebookisdetailedandclearwithaccess by personal name,titleof publication, andsubject. Canadian Official Publications ismorethananindexof titles.Eachchapterisa concise bibliographical essay, providingvaluable informationon thedevelopmentandfunctionof thedepartment, agency, or government functionunder review, andincludes relevanthistorical andpublished material. Professor Bishopprovidesan exactdefinitionof terms:the constitution, bills,acts,whitepapers,greenpapers,administrative tribunals(theirorigins, theminister towhomtheyreport,andalisting of these bodies), divisions, and taskforces. Thebackground materialisconcise but,atthesame time,filledwith information invaluablefor reference purposes.The chapter on federalprovincialrelations ,for example,tracesthe originsand developmentof the federal-provincial conference system inCanada,fromthefirstInterprovincial Conferenceof 1864 , through the Dominion-Provincial conferences, to the recentfederal-provincial conferences. Datesandlocations of themeetings are given, the agendassummarized,and proceedings, working papers, and reportsare listed.Notesat theendof eachchaptercitefurther references on thesubject andprovidefullbibliographic descriptions of thepublications coveredin thebibliographical essay. The book is well written and reflectseffectivelyProfessorBishop'swide learning. Theconsolidated information inthiscompact volume ispresented in aclarityof language thatwillbeapprciated byanyone whorequires assistance throughthelabyrinthof government publications. Canadian Official Publications willbeusedextensively bystudents, researchers, librarians, civilservants, and booksellers. GRACE HEGGIE York University POT-POURRI Histoiredesautochtones du Nord canadien.KEITH CROWE.Ville LaSalle, Hurtubise H•aH,1979.Pp. 266, illus.A translation of A History oftheOriginal Peoples of Northern Canada publishedin 1974.Whatcanthereviewersaywhentheauthor writes thatthework'laisse beaucoup hd/•sirer' atthebeginning andrefersto'ce ...

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