Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878 : Biography and Constitutional Evolution /

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"Often 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 conside...

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Auteur principal: Messamore, Barbara Jane, 1959-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Kanada; Generalgouverneur.
Kanada > Governor General
Canada. > Governor General.
Canada. > Gouverneur general > Fonctionnaires > Biographies.
Canada. > Governor General > Officials and employees > Biography.
Canada. > Governor General > Biography.
Geschichte.
Politik
Politics and government
Governors general.
Employees.
Constitutional history.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Canada.
Constitutional history > Canada.
Governors general > Canada > Biography.
Kanada
Canada.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1867-1896.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1841-1867.
Canada > Histoire constitutionnelle.
Canada > Politics and government > 1867-1914.
Canada > Politics and government > 1841-1867.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Biography and constitutional evolution
  • 'Governor-generalities'
  • Mary Lambton's husband
  • The 'great experiment' : Elgin, Grey, and responsible government
  • A round man in a square hole : Sir Edmund Head in the United Canadas
  • 'A cat into hell without claws' : Monck and his ministries, 1816-1864
  • 'An indolent individuial'? Lord Lisgar and Canadian diplomacy
  • 'A matter of instinct' : Lord Dufferin and the Pacific scandal
  • Character, context, and the constitution : Dufferin, Edward Blake, and the role of the governor general
  • Conclusion.

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