Capacity to Judge - Public Opinion and Deliberative Democracy in Upper Canada,1791-1854

Arguing that voluntary associations and the press created a reading public capable of reasoning on matters of state, McNairn traces the emergence of 'public opinion' as a new form of authority in mid-19th century Upper Canada.

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By Jeffrey L. McNairn

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• Authors: Jeffrey Mcnairn, Jeffrey L McNairn, Jeffrey L. McNairn
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2016
• EAN: 9781442638983
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-3898-3
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Heritage; HERITAGE
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education