LEADER 04612nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910821622603321 005 20230912123656.0 010 $a1-282-85864-5 010 $a9786612858642 010 $a0-7735-6845-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773568457 035 $a(CKB)1000000000521316 035 $a(OCoLC)756589783 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10132342 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000282987 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11228221 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282987 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10324494 035 $a(PQKB)10846511 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3331037 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10141708 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285864 035 $a(OCoLC)929121338 035 $a(DE-B1597)654555 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773568457 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/6xjjbn 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400562 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331037 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3244637 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000521316 100 $a20011205d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPopular politics and political culture in Upper Canada, 1800-1850$b[electronic resource] /$fCarol Wilton 210 $aMontreal ;$aIthaca $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-2053-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-303) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tAbbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $tEarly Upper Canadian Petitioners, 1800-1831 -- $tThe Petitioning Movement of 1831 -- $tThe Expulsion Crisis and the Oppositionist Response -- $tPro-Government Popular Politics, 1832 -- $tPolitical Unions and Electoral Organization, 1832-36 -- $tPopular Politics and the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada -- $tThe Durham Meetings and Popular Politics in Upper Canada -- $tConclusion -- $tPolitical Meetings, Spring 1832 -- $tOppositionist Signatures on Petitions, 1831-32 -- $tSignatures on Petitions, Government Supporters, 1832 -- $tTory Addresses, 1836 -- $tList of Durham Meetings, June - October 1839 -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aWilton demonstrates that by the 1830s the political energies of Upper Canadians were far more likely to be channelled through petitioning movements than election campaigns. Petitioning movements, which were connected not only with public meetings but with demonstrations and parades, were also increasingly associated with political violence. The resulting assaults, riots, and effigy-burnings - prominent features of Tory governance - not only contributed to the striking political polarization of the population but also helped provoke the Rebellion of 1837. Wilton provides new insights into the careers of leading figures, explores the developing ethnic and religious conflicts in the context of the petitioning movements, and illuminates the question of officially sponsored political violence. Through a thorough examination of primary resources, including a wide range of newspapers, Colonial Office records, published records of the Upper Canadian government, pamphlet literature, and private correspondence, Wilton demonstrates how the province's dissidents challenged established patterns of paternalism, subverted official notions of hierarchy, and promoted the development of an expanded public sphere in ways that had a lasting influence on the province's political culture. 606 $aPolitical culture$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical participation$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aDroit de pe?tition$zOntario$xHistoire$y19e sie?cle 606 $aCulture politique$zOntario$xHistoire$y19e sie?cle 606 $aParticipation politique$zOntario$xHistoire$y19e sie?cle 607 $aOntario$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aOntario$xPolitique et gouvernement$y19e sie?cle 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical participation$xHistory 615 6$aDroit de pe?tition$xHistoire 615 6$aCulture politique$xHistoire 615 6$aParticipation politique$xHistoire 676 $a971.3/02 700 $aWilton$b Carol$0905640 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821622603321 996 $aPopular politics and political culture in Upper Canada, 1800-1850$93914392 997 $aUNINA