Popular politics and political culture in Upper Canada, 1800-1850 [[electronic resource] /] / Carol Wilton

• Autore: Wilton Carol
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.3/02
• Soggetto topico: Political culture - Ontario - History - 19th century; Political participation - Ontario - History - 19th century; Droit de pétition - Ontario - Histoire - 19e siècle; Culture politique - Ontario - Histoire - 19e siècle; Participation politique - Ontario - Histoire - 19e siècle
• Soggetto geografico: Ontario Politics and government 19th century; Ontario Politique et gouvernement 19e siècle
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-303) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Early Upper Canadian Petitioners, 1800-1831 -- The Petitioning Movement of 1831 -- The Expulsion Crisis and the Oppositionist Response -- Pro-Government Popular Politics, 1832 -- Political Unions and Electoral Organization, 1832-36 -- Popular Politics and the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada -- The Durham Meetings and Popular Politics in Upper Canada -- Conclusion -- Political Meetings, Spring 1832 -- Oppositionist Signatures on Petitions, 1831-32 -- Signatures on Petitions, Government Supporters, 1832 -- Tory Addresses, 1836 -- List of Durham Meetings, June - October 1839 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Wilton 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Popular politics and political culture in Upper Canada, 1800-1850
• ISBN: 1-282-85864-5; 9786612858642; 0-7735-6845-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821622603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II