Canada''s Founding Debates

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Janet Ajzenstat, Paul Romney, Ian Gentles, and William D. Gairdner Klappentext Canada's Founding Debates offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canada's origins, history, and political character. Previous published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999. Zusammenfassung Canada's Founding Debates offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canada's origins, history, and political character. Previous published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: What They Said About Liberty Constitutional LibertyResponsible GovernmentParliamentary Government and the Upper HouseEquality of Representation Part Two: What They Said About Opportunity Economic Prosperity and Individual Ambition Part Three: What They Said About Identity British or American?British or Canadian?What Is a Canadian? Part Four: What They About the New Nationality Federal UnionMinorities and Minority Rights Part Five: How to Make a Constitution Consulting the People in Constitution MakingDirect Democracy: Pro and ConAppendixesThe Quebec ResolutionsThe LegislatorsAfterword on BooksIndex

Product details

• Authors: Janet Ajzenstat, Janet Gentles Ajzenstat, Janet Romney Ajzenstat
• Assisted by: Janet Ajzenstat (Editor), William Gairdner (Editor), Ian Gentles (Editor), Paul Romney (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781487516536
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-1653-6
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: The Canada 150 Collection; The Canada 150 Collection
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system