Russian shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890 : a study of rejection of defence responsibilities / / Glynn Barratt

• Autore: Barratt Glynn
• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : University of British Columbia Press, c1983
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 196 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 971.1/3
• Soggetto topico: Russians - British Columbia - Pacific Coast - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Pacific Coast (B.C.) History, Military; Canada Military relations Soviet Union; Soviet Union Military relations Canada
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Russian shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890
• ISBN: 1-283-22659-6; 9786613226594; 0-7748-5765-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825482403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; ; 3.