{"product_id":"the-jesuit-relations-a-biography-paperback","title":"The Jesuit Relations: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMicah True\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jesuit \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of annual reports produced between 1632 and 1673 detailing the experiences of Society of Jesus missionaries in what is now Eastern Canada, have long been an influential source on the history of New France and encounters between European settlers and Indigenous Peoples. The question of what exactly the Relations are, and who had a hand in composing the versions that circulated, has been given far less attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jesuit \"Relations\"\u003c\/i\u003e challenges conventional descriptions of these annual reports as narratives crafted solely by Jesuit missionaries. Micah True demonstrates that they were in fact shaped by a diverse array of contributors, including Indigenous people, lay settlers, nuns, editors in Paris, and readers in France. The \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e were also the product of contextual factors, he explains, such as the longstanding Jesuit epistolary tradition, the annual rhythms of the shipping schedule, and the Parisian book trade, and he details the connections between the published \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e and other texts written at the time. Tracing the history of readers' encounters with the \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e, True analyzes the three major editions that have appeared since the mid-nineteenth century, showing how each of them presents the reports differently, and how these differences have influenced scholars' understanding of the texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShining a new light on the Jesuit \u003ci\u003eRelations\u003c\/i\u003e, True reveals a richer and more complex picture of a primary source that has played a major role in public understanding of the colonial history of North America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicah True is professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381387374841,"sku":"9780228024644","price":68.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OtDZw_NXb49780228024644.webp?v=1778349744","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-jesuit-relations-a-biography-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}