Inventing Atlantic Canada : : Regionalism and the Maritime Reaction to Newfoundland's Entry into Canadian Confederation /

Inventing Atlantic Canada : : Regionalism and the Maritime Reaction to Newfoundland's Entry into Canadian Confederation / / Corey Slumkoski.

When Newfoundland entered the Canadian Confederation in 1949, it was hoped it would promote greater unity between the Maritime provinces, as Term 29 of the Newfoundland Act explicitly linked the region's economic and political fortunes. On the surface, the union seemed like an unprecedented opp...

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Slumkoski, Corey ,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]
©2011
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Newfoundland-Maritime Connections from Colonization to Confederation
  • 2. A Province Divided: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland's Entry into Confederation
  • 3. '... both islands would benefit': Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland's Entry into Confederation
  • 4. '... for the general expansion of the economy': New Brunswick and Newfoundland's Entry into Confederation
  • 5. '... preaching a dangerous gospel': Regional Union and Newfoundland in the 1940s
  • Epilogue: Term 29 and the Atlantic Revolution
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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