A Short History of the State in Canada / E. A. Heaman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heaman, E. A., Author.

Series:

Themes in Canadian history ; 11.

Themes in Canadian History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Canada--Historiography.

Political culture.

Canada--Politics and government--Historiography.

Canada.

Canada--Social conditions--Historiography.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"A concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, A Short History of the State in Canada examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada's distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences. E.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development of the state in both principle and practice, examining Indigenous forms of government before European contact; the interplay of French and British colonial institutions before and after the Conquest of New France; the creation of the nineteenth-century liberal state; and, finally, the rise and reconstitution of the modern social welfare state. Moving beyond the history of institutions to include the development of political cultures and social politics, A Short History of the State in Canada is a valuable introduction to the topic for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present."-- From publisher's website.

Contents:

1. In the Absence of the State

2. The Ancien-Regime State

3. The Liberal State in the Nineteenth Century

4. The People's State in the Twentieth Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-4426-2453-1

1-4426-2452-3

OCLC:

929628968