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Imperial Dreams and Colonial Realities : British Views of Canada 1880-1914 /
In the Age of New Imperialism, Canada figured prominently in British imperial dreams and public debate. She was, after all, 'the eldest daughter of the Empire,' a favourite destination for emigrants, and still new enough to be interesting to explorers and adventurers. At the same time, she...
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2019]
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| Colección: | Heritage
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. 'A Dutiful Imperial Daughter': Assessing the Future of the New Dominion
- 2. 'The Wild and Woolly West': A 'Boy's Own' View of Canada
- 3. 'Hunter's Paradise': Imperial-Minded Sportsmen in Canada
- 4. 'Quaint Quebec': British Views of French Canada
- 5. 'A Farm of One's Own': The British Emigrant's View of Western Canada
- 6. A Different Kind of Frontier: The Investor's View of Canada
- 7. Specimens of a Dying Race: British Views of the Canadian Indian
- 8. A Country in Need of Culture and Refinement: A Middle-Class Female View of Canada
- 9. Canadian Society: A Question of Manners
- Epilogue: The End of an Imperial Era
- Notes
- Index