The Canadian career of the Fourth Earl of Minto : the education of a viceroy / / Carman Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154972703321
• Autore: Miller Carman <1940->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1979, c1980
• ISBN: 9786613810571; 9781554585540; 1554585546; 9781282232839; 1282232835; 9780889206809; 0889206805
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.05/6/0924
• Soggetti: Heads of state - Canada; Canada Politics and government 1867-1914
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- List of Photographs -- Introduction -- The Aristocratic Vision -- The Canadian Apprenticeship -- The Search for Place -- The Office -- The Wooden Governor -- The Heavy Dragoon -- The Imperial Pro-Consul -- The Defence of Empire -- The Defence of Canada -- The Pursuit of Continental Concord -- The Shadow of Monarchy -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Governor-General of Canada was an influential political figure of major significance at the turn of the century. The Fourth Earl of Minto, who held this office from 1898 to 1904, is regarded by some Canadian historians as a romantic hero and by others as a bungling instrument of British imperialist designs. According to the author of this monograph, he was neither. Aided by an examination of Minto's early life and personal character and an analysis of the existing political institutions, the author describes the way in which Minto discharged his duties as Governor General during this period of political change in Canada and Britain. Informative and well documented, the study will be useful to ; students of Canadian history and politics.