Federalism in Canada and Australia : the early years / / edited by Bruce W. Hodgins, Don Wright, W. H. Heick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154973703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1978
• ISBN: 1-55458-704-2; 0-88920-774-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 318 p. : maps
• Altri autori (Persone): HodginsBruce W. <1931->; WrightDon I; HeickW. H
• Disciplina: 320.9/71
• Soggetti: Federal government - Canada - History; Federal government - Australia - History; Canada Politics and government; Australia Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Proclamations -- Map -- Introduction -- The Plans of Mice and Men -- Canada -- Localism and Federalism in Upper Canada to 1865 -- The Canadian Political Elite's Attitudes Toward the Nature of the Plan of Union -- Federalism and the Politics of Ontario, 1867-80 -- Federalism in Quebec: The First Years After Confederation -- Federation And Nova Scotian Politics -- New Brunswick Schools and the Rise of Provincial Rights -- Canada Annexes the West: Colonial Status Confirmed -- Alexander Mackenzie and Canadian Federalism -- Australia -- Towards a Federal Union -- Politics in New South Wales: The Federation Issue and the Move Away from Faction and Parochialism -- An Open Wrestle for Mastery: Commonwealth-State Relations, 1901-14 -- Race as a Factor in the Strengthening of Central Authority: White Australia and the Establishment of Compulsory Military Training -- Imperial Sentiment as a Factor in Centralizing Australian Federalism -- Federal Politics and Social Policies -- The River Murray: Microcosm of Australian Federal History* -- Epilogue -- Canada and Australia: ; Continuing but Changing Federations -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a comparison of the history and politics of two sister societies, comparing Canada with Australia, rather than, as is traditional, with the United Kingdom or the United States. It is representative of a particular interest in promoting more contact and exchange among Canadian and Australian scholars who were investigating various features of the two societies. Because some of them were individually involved in aspects of federalist studies, an examination of the early evolution of federalism in what once were the two sister dominions seemed quite an appropriate area in which to begin comparisons. The book discusses Canadian federalism from about 1864 to 1880 and Australian federalism from about 1897 to 1914. It examines the background and changes wrought on early Canadian federalism and early Australian federalism.