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9781487516536: Canada's Founding Debates (The Canada 150 Collection)
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ISBN 10: 1487516533 ISBN 13: 9781487516536
Editorial: University of Toronto Press, 2017

Sinopsis

Canada's Founding Debates is about Confederation―about the process that brought together six out of the seven territories of British North America in the years 1864-73 to form a country called Canada. It presents excerpts from the debates on Confederation in all of the colonial parliaments from Newfoundland to British Columbia and in the constituent assembly of the Red River Colony. The voices of the powerful and those of lesser note mingle in impassioned debate on the pros and cons of creating or joining the new country, and in defining its nature.

In short explanatory essays and provocative annotations, the editors sketch the historical context of the debates and draw out the significance of what was said. By organizing the debates thematically, they bring out the depth of the founders' concern for issues that are as vital today as they were then: the meaning of liberty, the merits of democracy, the best form of self-government, the tension between collective and individual rights, the rule of law, the requirements of political leadership, and, of course, the nature of Canadian nationality. Canada's Founding Debates offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canada's origins, history, and political character.

Previously published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999.

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Acerca de los autores

Janet Ajzenstat is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at McMaster University.



Paul Romney has been writing on Canadian history for thirty years.



Ian Gentles is Professor of History at Glendon College, York University.



William D. Gairdner is an author and independent scholar interested in Canadian history and politics.

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Editorial
University of Toronto Press
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1487516533
ISBN 13 
9781487516536
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
502
Editor
Ajzenstat Janet, Romney Paul, Gentles Ian, Gairdner William
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