Douglas Verney

Three Civilizations, Two Cultures, One State

Canada's Political Traditions

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Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines 150 years of Canadian political life in light if one of the country's most intractable problems, its cultural identity. Although many thoughtful Canadians remain dubious about the existence of a truly Canadian way of life, Douglas Verney argues that in fact Canada's political traditions embody and reflect a unique culture; and that although the Canadian government has been the primary instrument for nurturing this culture, it has been at the same time the entity most guilty of obscuring and ignoring it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 1986
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 907g
• ISBN-13: 9780822306542
• ISBN-10: 0822306549
• Artikelnr.: 42992531

Autorenporträt

Douglas Verney

Inhaltsangabe

Tables ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. American in Civilization, Canadian in Culture 9
2. Pragmatism and Canada's "Philosophical Federalism" 35
3. The Americanization of the Social Sciences: The Canadian Response to
Scientific Empiricism 58
4. Taking Tradition for Granted: English Canada's Attachment to Westminster
112
5. The "Reconciliation" of Parliamentary Supremacy and Federalism 149
6. From Conquest via Rebellion to Dualism: French Canadian Perceptions
before 1867 172
7. Dualism versus Majority Rule 210
8. French Canada and the Triumph of Majority Rule 252
9. Quebec and the Rest of Canada: The Limitations of Philosophical
Federalism 300
10. Options Canada: Options Quebec 346
11. Conclusion: Toward a New State Structure? 391
Notes 405
Bibliography 435
Index 445