A war with a silver lining : Canadian protestant churches and the South African War, 1899-1902 /
On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution of over 7,000 troops to the imperial cause was relatively small, the war is considered to be one...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2009
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Colección: | McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | On 11 October 1899, Britain was officially at war in South Africa against the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State. While the war was thousands of kilometres away, and Canada's contribution of over 7,000 troops to the imperial cause was relatively small, the war is considered to be one of the critical events in the nation-building process of the young dominion. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 212 pages) : illustrations, portrait |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780773577114 0773577114 1282867563 9781282867567 9786612867569 6612867566 |