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Titolo |
Canadian state trials . Volume II Rebellion and invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839 / / edited by F. Murray Greenwood and Barry Wright |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5842-8 |
1-4426-2088-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (512 p.) |
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Collana |
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Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History |
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Trials (Political crimes and offenses) - Canada |
Political crimes and offenses - Canada - History |
History |
Electronic books. |
Canada |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / McMurtry, R. Roy / Oliver, Peter N. -- Acknowledgments / Wright, Barry -- Contributors -- Maps -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Rebellion, Invasion, and the Crisis of the Colonial State in the Canadas, 1837-9 / Greenwood, F. Murray / Wright, Barry -- PART ONE. Upper Canada -- 1. Trying the Rebels: Emergency Legislation and the Colonial Executive's Overall Legal Strategy in the Upper Canadian Rebellion / Baehre, Rainer -- 2. The Toronto Treason Trials, March-May 1838 / Romney, Paul / Wright, Barry -- 3. The Treason Trials of 1838 in Western Upper Canada / Read, Colin -- 4. The Kingston and London Courts Martial / Wright, Barry -- 5. The Prince Affair: 'Gallant Colonel' or 'The Windsor Butcher'? / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 6. Patriot Exiles in Van Diemen's Land / Pybus, Cassandra -- PART TWO. Lower Canada -- 7. 'This Ultimate Resource': Martial Law and State Repression in Lower Canada, 1837-8 / Fecteau, Jean-Marie -- 8. State Trial by Legislature: The Special Council of Lower Canada, 1838-41 / Watt, Steven -- 9. The General Court |
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Martial at Montreal, 1838-9: Operation and the Irish Comparison / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 10. The Montreal Court Martial, 1838-9: Legal and Constitutional Reflections / Greenwood, F. Murray -- 11. 'Women's Work': Women and Rebellion in Lower Canada, 1837-9 / Boissery, Beverley / Paterson, Carla -- 12. The Punishment of Transportation as Suffered by the Patriotes Sent to New South Wales / Boissery, Beverley -- APPENDICES. Archival Research and Supporting Documents -- Appendix A. In Pursuit of Rebels at the National Archives of Canada: Beyond the Usual Round-up of Suspect Sources / Kennedy, Patricia -- Appendix B. Archival Sources in Quebec Relating to the Legal Suppression of the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Lower Canada / Lambert, James -- Appendix C. Rebellion Trials Sources in Ontario Archives / Lewthwaite, Susan -- Appendix D. Supporting Documents -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Quebec). |
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