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Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878 : Biography and Constitutional Evolution /
Oft-ignored in the study of Canadian history or dismissed as a vestige of colonial status, the governor general?s office provides essential historical insight into Canada?s constitutional evolution. In the nineteenth century, as today, individual governors general exercised considerable scope in int...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Biography and Constitutional Evolution
- 2. 'Governor-Generalities '
- 3. Mary Lambton's Husband
- 4. The 'Great Experiment': Elgin, Grey, and Responsible Government
- 5. A Round Man in a Square Hole: Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas
- 6. 'A Cat into Hell without Claws': Monck and His Ministries, 1861-1864
- 7 'An Indolent Individual'?: Lord Lisgar and Canadian Diplomacy
- 8. 'A Matter of Instinct': Lord Dufferin and the Pacific Scandal
- 9. Character, Context, and the Constitution: Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the Role of the Governor General
- 10. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index