A Short History of the State in Canada / / E. A. Heaman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Pilot 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Heaman, E. A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Themes in Canadian History
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. In the Absence of the State --; 2. The Ancien-Régime State --; 3. The Liberal State in the Nineteenth Century --; 4. The People's State in the Twentieth Century --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; Themes in Canadian History
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442624528; 9783110606812
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442624528
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: E. A. Heaman.

A concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, A Short History of the State in Canada examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada's distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences.E.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development of the state in both principle and practice, examining Indigenous forms of government before European contact; the interplay of French and British colonial institutions before and after the Conquest of New France; the creation of the nineteenth-century liberal state; and, finally, the rise and reconstitution of the modern social welfare state. Moving beyond the history of institutions to include the development of political cultures and social politics, A Short History of the State in Canada is a valuable introduction to the topic for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present.