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Where once they stood : Newfoundland's rocky road towards Confederation /

"'A masterful examination of Newfoundland-Canada relations from 1869-1949'--Corey Slumkowski, author of Inventing Atlantic Canada: Regionalism and the Maritime Reaction to Newfoundland's Entry into Canadian Confederation. Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Blake, Raymond Benjamin (Autor), Baker, Melvin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Newfoundland: a place in search of security
  • Rejecting Canada and embracing the Newfoundland nation, 1864-1869
  • The Nation turns inwards, 1870-1901
  • Prosperity, Confederation and the Dominion of Newfoundland before and after the Great War, 1902-1927
  • Despair, government by commission and a slow rebuild, 1928-1941
  • The national convention, social citizenship, and Newfoundland's future, 1941-1946
  • Constitutional options explored: delegations to London and Ottawa, 1946-1948
  • Referendum, social citizenship and Canada: Newfoundland becomes a province, 1948-1949
  • Conclusion.