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Informationen zum Autor E.A. Heaman is an associate professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: In the Absence of the State Chapter 2: The Ancien-Régime State Chapter 3: The Liberal State in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 4: The People’s State in the Twentieth Century Conclusion
