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Author Heaman, E. A. (Elsbeth A.), 1964- author.

Title A short history of the state in Canada / E.A. Heaman
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Themes in Canadian history ; 11
Themes in Canadian history ; 11.
Contents 1. In the Absence of the State -- 2. The Ancien-Regime State -- 3. The Liberal State in the Nineteenth Century -- 4. The People's State in the Twentieth Century
Summary "A concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, A Short History of the State in Canada examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada's distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences. E.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development of the state in both principle and practice, examining Indigenous forms of government before European contact; the interplay of French and British colonial institutions before and after the Conquest of New France; the creation of the nineteenth-century liberal state; and, finally, the rise and reconstitution of the modern social welfare state. Moving beyond the history of institutions to include the development of political cultures and social politics, A Short History of the State in Canada is a valuable introduction to the topic for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present."-- From publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Political culture -- Canada -- Historiography
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
HISTORY -- General.
Political culture -- Historiography
Politics and government -- Historiography
Social history -- Historiography
History of the Americas.
Canada.
Political science & theory.
Politics & government.
History.
SUBJECT Canada -- Politics and government -- Historiography
Canada -- Social conditions -- Historiography
Subject Canada
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442624528
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9781442624535
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