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3034139Canadas Founding Debateshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/canadas-founding-debates-9781487516703/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2288631/3aadcb8c-f3a4-4258-8f2a-943af87b3934.jpg?v=6383837707618700007531045MXNUniversity of Toronto PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> is about Confederationabout the process that brought together six out of the seven territories of British North America in the years 1864-73 to form a country called Canada. It presents excerpts from the debates on Confederation in all of the colonial parliaments from Newfoundland to British Columbia and in the constituent assembly of the Red River Colony. The voices of the powerful and those of lesser note mingle in impassioned debate on the pros and cons of creating or joining the new country, and in defining its nature.</p><p>In short explanatory essays and provocative annotations, the editors sketch the historical context of the debates and draw out the significance of what was said. By organizing the debates thematically, they bring out the depth of the founders concern for issues that are as vital today as they were then: the meaning of liberty, the merits of democracy, the best form of self-government, the tension between collective and individual rights, the rule of law, the requirements of political leadership, and, of course, the nature of Canadian nationality. <em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canadas origins, history, and political character.</p><p>Previously published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999.</p>...2970293Canadas Founding Debates7531045https://www.gandhi.com.mx/canadas-founding-debates-9781487516703/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2288631/3aadcb8c-f3a4-4258-8f2a-943af87b3934.jpg?v=638383770761870000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20179781487516703_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9781487516703_<p><em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> is about Confederationabout the process that brought together six out of the seven territories of British North America in the years 1864-73 to form a country called Canada. It presents excerpts from the debates on Confederation in all of the colonial parliaments from Newfoundland to British Columbia and in the constituent assembly of the Red River Colony. The voices of the powerful and those of lesser note mingle in impassioned debate on the pros and cons of creating or joining the new country, and in defining its nature.</p><p>In short explanatory essays and provocative annotations, the editors sketch the historical context of the debates and draw out the significance of what was said. By organizing the debates thematically, they bring out the depth of the founders concern for issues that are as vital today as they were then: the meaning of liberty, the merits of democracy, the best form of self-government, the tension between collective and individual rights, the rule of law, the requirements of political leadership, and, of course, the nature of Canadian nationality. <em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canadas origins, history, and political character.</p><p>Previously published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999.</p>(*_*)9781487516703_<p><em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> is about Confederationabout the process that brought together six out of the seven territories of British North America in the years 1864-73 to form a country called Canada. It presents excerpts from the debates on Confederation in all of the colonial parliaments from Newfoundland to British Columbia and in the constituent assembly of the Red River Colony. The voices of the powerful and those of lesser note mingle in impassioned debate on the pros and cons of creating or joining the new country, and in defining its nature.</p><p>In short explanatory essays and provocative annotations, the editors sketch the historical context of the debates and draw out the significance of what was said. By organizing the debates thematically, they bring out the depth of the founders concern for issues that are as vital today as they were then: the meaning of liberty, the merits of democracy, the best form of self-government, the tension between collective and individual rights, the rule of law, the requirements of political leadership, and, of course, the nature of Canadian nationality. <em>Canadas Founding Debates</em> offers a fresh and often surprising perspective on Canadas origins, history, and political character.</p><p>Previously published by Stoddart Publishing, 1999.</p>...9781487516703_University of Toronto Presslibro_electonico_6cb44192-ef07-3d28-a456-fd9b7717b743_9781487516703;9781487516703_9781487516703InglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/utorontopress-epub-d63e0be1-043a-476c-89e2-1c1c03cdf16f.epub2017-06-21T00:00:00+00:00University of Toronto Press