04004nam 2200685 450 991045679030332120200520144314.01-4426-8955-210.3138/9781442689558(CKB)2550000000019403(OCoLC)647920820(CaPaEBR)ebrary10381974(SSID)ssj0000478943(PQKBManifestationID)11291979(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478943(PQKBWorkID)10435331(PQKB)10924984(CaBNvSL)slc00224542(CaPaEBR)430880(MiAaPQ)EBC3268191(MiAaPQ)EBC4672707(DE-B1597)465272(OCoLC)979970595(DE-B1597)9781442689558(Au-PeEL)EBL4672707(CaPaEBR)ebr11258362(EXLCZ)99255000000001940320160923h20092009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrUnion is strength W.L. Mackenzie, the Children of Peace and the emergence of joint stock democracy in Upper Canada /Albert SchrauwersToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2009.©20091 online resource (329 p.)0-8020-9927-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Tale of Two Kingdoms -- 1. Charity, Owenism, and the Toronto House of Industry -- 2. The Bank of Upper Canada and the Economy of Debt -- 3. The Economics of Respectability: The Farmers' Storehouse (Banking) Company -- 4. Shepard's Hall and the Canadian Alliance Society -- 5. The Bank Wars -- 6. The Constitution -- 7. The Promise of Responsible Government -- Conclusion: The Economic Roots of Joint Stock Democracy -- Notes -- References -- IndexNineteenth-century Canada experienced two other revolutions apart from those of W.L. Mackenzie and Louis Riel: the transition to capitalism, and to responsible government. Union Is Strength argues that these major socio-political changes happened in Ontario without a revolutionary moment because of the intertwined relationship of reformers with capitalists. Examining a small, utopian socialist group named the Children of Peace, Albert Schrauwers traces the emergence of a vibrant democratic culture in the province from the decade before the Rebellions of 1837. Schrauwers shows how the overlapping boards of unincorporated joint stock companies managed by both Toronto reformers and the Children of Peace produced a culture of deliberative democracy in competition with the "gentlemanly capitalism" of chartered corporations. Noting the ways in which Ontario's capitalist and democratic revolutions were linked through cooperative joint stock operations, he also situates these revolutions in an international context and links them to the development of Owenite socialism and Chartism in the United Kingdom. Union Is Strength is an insightful study of both nineteenth century Canada and the ways in which regional political cultures arise.Business and politicsOntarioHistory19th centuryChristianity and politicsOntarioHistory19th centuryStock companiesOntarioHistory19th centuryHISTORY / Canada / GeneralbisacshElectronic books.Business and politicsHistoryChristianity and politicsHistoryStock companiesHistoryHISTORY / Canada / General.971.3/02Schrauwers Albert906401MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456790303321Union is strength2027003UNINArepository search test equals