In seeking to ascertain how others understood, constructed or used Canada’s Confederation in 1867 as a model to be adapted or avoided, Globalizing Confederation explores the ideas and events that captured the imagination of people around the world.

Introduction Jacqueline D. Krikorian, Marcel Martel and Adrian Shubert Part 1: Perspectives from the Americas 1. Carsten-Andreas Schulz, Confederation Unknown? Latin American Views on the Emergence of Canada in 1867 2. Jacqueline D. Krikorian and David R. Cameron, The 1867 Union of the British North American Colonies: A View from the United States 3. William Jenkins, “Such bastard despotism”: Fenian Views of Canadian Confederation 4. Gabrielle Slowey, Confederation Comes at a Cost: Indigenous Peoples and the Ongoing Reality of Colonialism in Canada Part 2: Perspectives from Europe 5. Roberto Perin, The View from The Quirinal: The Holy See and Confederation 6. Alban Bargain-Villéger, Model and Anomaly: The Canadian Confederation Seen from France, 1864-1871 7. Benno Gammerl, War was? Habsburg Perspectives on Canadian Federation 8. Josep María Fradera, Canadian Lessons, Roads not Taken: Spanish Views on Confederation Part 3: Perspectives from Britain and the Empire 9. Edward Beasley, British Views of Canada at the Time of Confederation 10. Thomas Mohr, The Impact of Canadian Confederation in Ireland 11. Ann Curthoys, Distant Relations: Australian Perspectives on Canadian Federation 12. Kenton Storey, The Delinquent Colony: the New Zealand Press and Canadian Confederation 13. Timothy Stapleton, “The Word is Steeped in Blood and Violence”: Canadian-Style Federation in Southern Africa 14. Franklin W. Knight, The Federation Idea in the British West Indies and Canadian Confederation

"Confederation is an old topic, but Globalizing Confederation represents a new spin. Because Canadian history unfolded in global contexts, Canadian historical writing should too. To this end, the editors have brought together a mix of senior and junior scholars to rethink Confederation and the roads to Confederation from a variety of different perspectives. Who knew, for example, that Australia followed events taking place on the other side of the globe? Or that Cuba was interested in the affairs of British North America?"