Introduction: Understanding HistoryPart I: 1867-18851. The Completion of Confederation, 1867-18742. Envisioning the New Nation, 1867-1885PART II: 1885-19143. The First Triumph of Industrialism, 1885-19144. Urban Canada, 1885-19145. Rural Canada, 1885-19146. Immigration, Ethnicity, and Racial Exclusion7. Politics and the National Question, 1885-19148.

The Era of Social Reform, 1885-1914PART III: 1914-19459. The Great War and its Aftermath, 1914-191910. Economy, Polity, and the 'Unresolved Riddle of Social Justice,' 1919-193911. Canadian Society and Culture between the Wars, 1919-194112. The Second World War, 1939-1945PART IV: 1946-197213. Canada and the World, 1946-197214. Prosperity and Growth, 1946-197215. The Era of Liberal Consensus, 1946-197216.

Quebec and Confederation, 1946-197217. The New Suburban Society, 1946-197218. The Beginnings of Modern Canadian Cultural Policy, 1946-197219. The Making of Canadian Culture, 1946-1972PART V: 1972-200720. The Collapse of the Liberal Consensus, 1972-199121. The Provinces, the Constitution, and the Charter of Rights, 1972-200722. The Fragmentation and Reconstruction of Conservatism, 1990-200723. Canadian Society and Culture, 1972-200724.

Canada and the Post 9/11 WorldEPILOGUE: Into a New Unknown.