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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460029003321

Autore

Ajzenstat Janet <1936->

Titolo

The Canadian founding [[electronic resource] ] : John Locke and parliament / / Janet Ajzenstat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-86640-0

9786612866401

0-7735-7593-6

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic text (xvi, 199 p.) : digital file

Collana

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; ; 44

Disciplina

320.471

Soggetti

Representative government and representation - Canada - History

National characteristics, Canadian

Electronic books.

Canada Politics and government

Canada History Confederation, 1867

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Making parliament -- Popular sovereignty in the confederation debates -- Human rights in 1867 -- Civic identity -- A political nationality -- Celebrating 1791 : two hundred years of representative government -- Canada's first constitution : Pierre Bedard on tolerance and dissent -- Modern mixed government : a liberal defence of inequality -- Collectivity and individual rights in "mainstream liberalism" : John Arthur Roebuck and the patriotes -- Parliament and today's discontent.