Canadian state trials . Volume II Rebellion and invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839 / / edited by F. Murray Greenwood and Barry Wright

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2002; ©2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.0231
• Soggetto topico: Trials (Political crimes and offenses) - Canada; Political crimes and offenses - Canada - History
• Soggetto geografico: Canada
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): GreenwoodF. Murray; WrightBarry
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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).
• Titolo autorizzato: Canadian state trials
• ISBN: 1-4426-5842-8; 1-4426-2088-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787488803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.