The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation / / Delphin Muise, Ernest Forbes.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UTP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2015
• TeilnehmendeR: Forbes, Ernest,; Muise, Delphin,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©2001
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Preface /; Prologue: The Atlantic Colonies before Confederation /; Part One: Consolidating the Union, 1867-1890 --; 1. The 1860S: Forging the Bonds of Union /; 2. The 1870S: Political Integration Phillip /; 3. The 1880s: Paradoxes of Progress /; Part Two: Transforming Horizons, 1890-1920 --; 4. The 1890s: Fragmentation and the New Social Order /; 5. The 1900s: Industry, Urbanization, and Reform /; 6. The 1910s: The Stillborn Triumph of Progressive Reform /; Part Three: Living with Disparity, 1920-1950 --; 7. The 1920S: Class and Region, Resistance and Accommodation /; 8. The 1930s: Depression and Retrenchment /; 9. The 1940s: War and Rehabilitation /; Part Four: The Atlantic Provinces, 1950-1980 --; 10. Newfoundland Confronts Canada, 1867-1949 /; 11. The 1950s: The Decade of Development /; 12. The 1960s: The Illusions and Realities of Progress /; 13. The 1970s: Sharpening the Sceptical Edge John Reid /; Epilogue: The 1980s /; Election Data --; Notes --; Illustration Credits --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442657007; 9783110667691; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442657007
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Delphin Muise, Ernest Forbes.

Canada's four easternmost provinces, while richly diverse in character and history, share many elements of their political and economic experience within Confederation. In this volume thirteen leading historians explore the shifting tides of Atlantic Canada's history, beginning with the union of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with Ontario and Quebec to form the Dominion in 1867. Continuing on through Prince Edward Island's entry into Confederation six years later and Newfoundland's in 1949, they take the story of Atlantic Canada up to the 1980s.Collectively their work sheds light on the complex political dynamic between the region and Ottawa and reveals the roots of current social and economic realities. Fragmentation versus integration, plenty versus scarcity, centre versus periphery, and other models inform their analysis.The development of regional disparity, and responses to it, form a major theme. The tradition of regional protest by Maritimers, and later Atlantic Canadians, runs deep; so does their commitment to the idea of an integrated Canadian nation. Protests, over the decades, have primarily been expressions of frustration at perceived exclusion from the full benefits of national union. The creation of national markets for labour, capital, and goods often operated to their detriment, and political decisions at the national level frequently reinforced rather than alleviated the regional predicament.More than an account of the wealthy and powerful, this book often places ordinary men and women at the centre of the story. Above all, it reveals the resilience of Atlantic Canadians as they have struggled to overcome their problems and to share in the benefits of life in the Canadian community.