Resources: Social Studies: Open Access Textbooks

Open Access eBooks

Although these textbooks are written for first year college/university students, sections could be used with students or teachers may want to expand their own learning with these resources.

Canadian History Post-Confederation
This textbook introduces aspects of the history of Canada since Confederation. “Canada” in this context includes Newfoundland and all the other parts that come to be aggregated into the Dominion after 1867.
Canadian History Pre-Confederation
A survey text that introduces undergraduate students to important themes in North American history to 1867.
Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada
The preface introduces you to some of the practices and challenges of Indigenous history, focusing on the nature and quality of sources, innovative historical methodologies, and the leading historiographical trends
History of International Relations A Non-European Perspective
This textbook pioneers a new approach to the study of international relations by historicizing the material traditionally taught in international relations courses and by explicitly focusing on non-European cases, debates, and issues.
World History Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
This eTextbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500.