SuitabookJean Talon, intendant en Nouvelle-France
Josée Ouimet
- Reading
- Pause around colonial administration and development and ask how the book presents it.
- Themes
- Colonial administration and development: Talon is described as working to develop the colony’s economy and use its resources. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Conflict and authority: The book describes efforts to end war with the Iroquois and tensions with religious authorities over royal power. Conflict and competing authority are part of the historical account; how the people and disputes are represented is not established.
- Population policy: The book addresses population policy; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. Population policy is included as part of Talon’s administration, but the overview does not establish how women’s experiences are presented.
- Worth knowing
- How these are described in detail is unclear.