Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67

by Ged Martin

Book Overview

In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation,1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims thatConfederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, andexamines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about itsfuture. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederationis to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where theimperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774804882
• ISBN13: 9780774804882
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher