Documents on the Confederation of British North America (Carleton Library Series): Volume 216 - Hardcover

G.P. Browne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0773536027 ISBN 13: 9780773536029

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009

Synopsis

"Documents on the Confederation of Canada" provides John A. Macdonald's records of the process by which the Fathers of Confederation drafted the Canadian Constitution and prepared it for passage by the Westminster Parliament, augmented by G.P. Browne's judicious selection of letters, notes from informal meetings, and colonial office memoranda. First published in 1969, it was immediately recognized as an indispensable resource for students of Canadian history. This edition retains Browne's original introduction with its lucid exposition of events from 1858 to 1867. This is a new introduction by Janet Ajzenstat that draws attention to the debt British North Americans owe to the political tradition of British liberalism.

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Review:

"This is terrific. Having these documents available again seems to me a sine qua non for any serious Confederation studies - good for Janet Ajzenstat." --Christopher Moore, author of 1867, How the Fathers Made a Deal

About the Author:

G.P. Browne taught in the Department of History at Carleton University in the 1960s. He is the author of The Judicial Committee and the British North America Act, an Analysis of the Interpretative Scheme for the Distribution of Legislative Powers. Jan

About this edition

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0773536027
• ISBN 13: 9780773536029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 377