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A short history of the state in Canada

Heaman, Elsbeth, 1964- author

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\"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.

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Subject: Political culture Canada Historiography. / Canada Politics and government Historiography. / Canada Social conditions Historiography.
• ISBN: 9781442637078, 1442637072, 9781442628687, 1442628685

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JA84.C3 H42 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE