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Dominion over palm and pine : a history of Canadian aspirations in the British Caribbean /

"From the expansionist fervour of the late nineteenth century through both world wars and the Cold War, a varied and ever-changing group of dreamers campaigned for Canada's union with the British Caribbean colonies. They hoped to diversify Canada's climate and agricultural capabilitie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hastings, Paula (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
Colección:Rethinking Canada in the world ; 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Imagining a Dominion over Palm and Pine
  • "Possessing a Great South as Well as a Great West," 1869-1885
  • Visions of Centurial Grandeur, 1898-1914
  • Sovereignty and the Spoils of War
  • A "New American Empire Headed by Canada": Interwar Overtures
  • A Shifting Global Order: Anxieties and Opportunities, 1945-1966
  • Decolonization and Denial: The Persistence of the Union Dream, 1967-1974
  • Conclusion: A Dream Unfulfilled.