Le Concept De Liberté Au Canada à L'époque Des Révolutions Atlantiques (1776-1838)

Michel Ducharme author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:9th Apr '10

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Le Concept De Liberté Au Canada à L'époque Des Révolutions Atlantiques (1776-1838) cover

Shows that Canadian intellectual and political history between the American Revolution and the Upper and Lower Canada rebellions of 1837-38 can be better understood by considering it in relation to the broad framework of revolution in the Atlantic world between 1776 and 1838.An argument for competing ideals of liberty as a motivation for the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada

"Ducharme writes clearly and lucidly; his presentation of the material is straightforward and accessible, and the work is refreshingly balanced. I was impressed with his ability to point directly to the sources of inspiration of colonial political writers. He presents readers with a considerable amount of original documentary material, much of it, especially for Lower Canada, relatively little known. We have learned a great deal from Greer's Patriots and the People about the struggles from below that lead to 1837. Ducharme offers a major advance in our understanding about struggles from above. This book will be agenda-setting." Bruce Curtis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University

ISBN: 9780773536142

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 624g

360 pages