The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 : French-native diplomacy in the seventeenth century
"In The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 Gilles Havard brings to life the European and Native players who brought about this major feat of international diplomacy. He highlights the differing interests and strategies of the numerous nations involved while giving a dramatic account of the colourful conference. The treaty, Havard argues, was the culmination of the French colonial strategy of Native alliances and adaptation to Native political customs. It illustrates the extent of cultural interchange between the French and their Native allies and the crucial role the latter played in French conflicts with the Iroquois and the British." "As we approach the three hundredth anniversary of the treaty's signing in August 1701, Gilles Havard emphasizes its contemporary significance: in signing a treaty with forty separate parties the French recognized the independent sovereignty of every Native nation. This translation is significantly revised and updated from the original French publication of 1992"--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2001
McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, ©2001
History
xi, 308 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
9780773522091, 9780773522190, 0773522093, 0773522190
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PART 1: The Political and Diplomatic Arena
Key Elements of Amerindian Diplomacy
Alliances and Strategies in the Late 17th Century
Wars and Peace in the 17th Century
PART 2: Negotiations on All Fronts, 1697-1701
Iroquois Delegations and Colonial Rivalries
Accommodation and Confrontation in the West
On the Path to Montreal, 1700-1701
PART 3: The Montreal Conference, Summer 1701
Montreal, Capital of Peace: 21 Julty to 7 August 1701
The Tree of Peace
1701: A New Situation
Conclusion
Previously published as: La Grande Paix de Montréal de 1701. Montréal : Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, [1992]
Translated from the French