| Description |
1 online resource : maps |
| Series |
Osgoode society for Canadian legal history |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / McMurtry, R. Roy / Oliver, Peter N. -- Acknowledgments / Wright, Barry -- Contributors -- Maps -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Rebellion, Invasion, and the Crisis of the Colonial State in the Canadas, 1837-9 / Greenwood, F. Murray / Wright, Barry -- PART ONE. Upper Canada -- 1. Trying the Rebels: Emergency Legislation and the Colonial Executive's Overall Legal Strategy in the Upper Canadian Rebellion / Baehre, Rainer -- 2. The Toronto Treason Trials, March-May 1838 / Romney, Paul / Wright, Barry -- 3. The Treason Trials of 1838 in Western Upper Canada / Read, Colin -- 4. The Kingston and London Courts Martial / Wright, Barry -- 5. The Prince Affair: 'Gallant Colonel' or 'The Windsor Butcher'? / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 6. Patriot Exiles in Van Diemen's Land / Pybus, Cassandra -- PART TWO. Lower Canada -- 7. 'This Ultimate Resource': Martial Law and State Repression in Lower Canada, 1837-8 / Fecteau, Jean-Marie -- 8. State Trial by Legislature: The Special Council of Lower Canada, 1838-41 / Watt, Steven -- 9. The General Court Martial at Montreal, 1838-9: Operation and the Irish Comparison / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 10. The Montreal Court Martial, 1838-9: Legal and Constitutional Reflections / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 11. 'Women's Work': Women and Rebellion in Lower Canada, 1837-9 / Boissery, Beverley / Paterson, Carla -- 12. The Punishment of Transportation as Suffered by the Patriotes Sent to New South Wales / Boissery, Beverley -- APPENDICES. Archival Research and Supporting Documents -- Appendix A. In Pursuit of Rebels at the National Archives of Canada: Beyond the Usual Round-up of Suspect Sources / Kennedy, Patricia -- Appendix B. Archival Sources in Quebec Relating to the Legal Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Lower Canada / Lambert, James -- Appendix C. Rebellion Trials Sources in Ontario Archives / Lewthwaite, Susan -- Appendix D. Supporting Documents -- Index -- Backmatter |
| Summary |
This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 7, 2016) |
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- Canada
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Political crimes and offenses -- Canada -- History
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- Canada -- History
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Trials -- Canada -- History
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Trials
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Political crimes and offenses
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Greenwood, F. Murray (Frank Murray), 1935- editor.
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Wright, Barry, editor.
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
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| ISBN |
9781442620889 |
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1442620889 |
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