The Canadian kingdom : 150 years of constitutional monarchy / edited by D. Michael Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, D. Michael, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monarchy--Canada.

Monarchy.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Portraits.

Great Britain.

Canada--History.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] : Dundurn, 2018.

Summary:

An integral part of Canada's political culture, the constitutional monarchy has evolved over the 150 years since Confederation to become a uniquely Canadian institution. Canada inherited the constitutional monarchy from Britain even before Confederation in 1867. In the 150 years since then, the Crown has shaped, and been shaped by, Canada's achievement of independence, its robust federalism, the unique identity of Quebec, and its relationship with Indigenous peoples. What has this "Canadian Crown" contributed to the Canada of the twenty-first century? How is this historic yet resilient institution perceived today? The essays in this book respond to these questions from a variety of perspectives, encompassing the arts, the role of the vice-regal representatives, the Indigenous peoples, and the contemporary position of the monarch. In discussing whether there is a distinctly Canadian monarchy, the authors look beyond Canada's borders, too, and explore how Canada's development has influenced other Commonwealth realms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 10, 2018).

ISBN:

9781459741201

145974120X