Introduction / John G. Reid ... [et al.] -- PART ONE: THE EVENT -- The 'conquest' of Acadia: narratives / John G. Reid -- PART TWO: PRECURSORS -- Elites, states, and the imperial contest for Acadia / Elizabeth Mancke, John G. Reid -- Family and political culture in pre-conquest Acadia / Maurice Basque -- PART THREE: AGENCIES -- New England and the conquest / Geoffrey Plank -- Mi'kmaq decisions: Antoine Tecouenemac, the conquest, and the treaty of Utrecht / William Wicken -- Imperialism, diplomacies, and the conquest of Acadia / John G. Reid -- PART FOUR: TRANSITIONS -- Making a British Nova Scotia / Barry Moody -- The Third Acadia: political adaptation and societal change / Maurice Basque -- Imperial transitions / Elizabeth Mancke -- Conclusion / John G. Reid ... [et al.]