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Autore |
Barratt Glynn |
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Russian shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890 : a study of rejection of defence responsibilities / / Glynn Barratt |
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Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, 1983 |
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©1983 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-22659-6 |
9786613226594 |
0-7748-5765-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 196 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; ; 3 |
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Soggetti |
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Russians - British Columbia - Pacific Coast - History - 19th century |
Pacific Coast (B.C.) History, Military |
Canada Military relations Soviet Union |
Soviet Union Military relations Canada |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- Early Patterns: British Unassertiveness and Sovereignty on the Northwest Coast -- The Stikine River Incident -- The Crimean War and the British Northwest Coast -- U.S.-Russian Understanding and a New Balance of Powers -- "The War-Clouds Lowering" -- 1878 -- The Russian Menace and Colonial Defencelessness: the 1880's -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Shows how central Canada's failure to assume responsibility for defence of its Pacific northwest coast strained federal-provincial relations and sowed the seeds of future dissension. |
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