British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation Constitution Making in an Era of Anglo-Globalization
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2008
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780773534056
Publisert
2008-07-16
Utgiver
McGill-Queen's University Press; McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
482 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240
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Andrew Smith is assistant professor of Canadian history, Laurentian University.
The role played by British financiers in Canadian Confederation.
Discusses the role of British investors in Canadian Confederation, covering the period from the construction of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the 1850s to Canada's purchase of Rupert's Land in 1869-70. This book is suitable for a wide audience - from students of Canadian political history to historians interested in Victorian globalization.
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Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Canada's Heritage in the City; 2 An Empire That Did Little for Manchester but Much for the City of London; 3 From Bad to Worse: 1860-1862; 4 The British North American Association and Its Campaign; 5 Attempted Economic Decolonization: The Short Premiership of John Sandfield Macdonald; 6 Reconciling Britishness and Federalism: British Reactions to the Quebec Resolutions; 7 The British Parliamentary Debates on Confederation; 8 Gentlemanly Capitalism after the British North America Act Notes on Sources; Notes
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The role played by British financiers in Canadian Confederation.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780773534056
Publisert
2008-07-16
Utgiver
McGill-Queen's University Press; McGill-Queen's University Press
Vekt
482 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240
Forfatter