Globalizing Confederation
Canada and the World in 1867
Published on 16. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-4875-2190-5 (ISBN)
Description
Globalizing Confederation brings together original research from 17 scholars to provide an international perspective on Canada's Confederation in 1867. In seeking to ascertain how others understood, constructed or considered the changes taking place in British North America, Globalizing Confederation unpacks a range of viewpoints, including those from foreign governments, British colonies, and Indigenous peoples.
Exploring perspectives from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Latin America, New Zealand, and the Vatican, among others, as well as considering the impact of Confederation on the rights of Indigenous peoples during this period, the contributors to this collection present how Canada's Confederation captured the imaginations of people around the world in the 1860s. Globalizing Confederation reveals how some viewed the 1867 changes to Canada as part of a reorganization of the British Empire, while others contextualized it in the literature on colonization more broadly, while still others framed the event as part of a re-alignment or power shift among the Spanish, French and British empires. While many people showed interest in the Confederation debates, others, such as South Africa and the West Indies, expressed little interest in the establishment of Canada until it had profound effects on their corners of the global political landscape.
Exploring perspectives from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, France, Latin America, New Zealand, and the Vatican, among others, as well as considering the impact of Confederation on the rights of Indigenous peoples during this period, the contributors to this collection present how Canada's Confederation captured the imaginations of people around the world in the 1860s. Globalizing Confederation reveals how some viewed the 1867 changes to Canada as part of a reorganization of the British Empire, while others contextualized it in the literature on colonization more broadly, while still others framed the event as part of a re-alignment or power shift among the Spanish, French and British empires. While many people showed interest in the Confederation debates, others, such as South Africa and the West Indies, expressed little interest in the establishment of Canada until it had profound effects on their corners of the global political landscape.
Reviews / Votes
"This book makes a unique contribution to a field that has seen no shortage of works. I thoroughly recommend it to both specialists and general readers alike."- Jatinder Mann, Hong Kong Baptist University (British Journal of Canadian Studies)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
413 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-2190-5 (9781487521905)
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Persons
Jacqueline D. Krikorian is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at York University.
Marcel Martel is a professor and Avie Bennett Historica Canada Chair in Canadian History at York University.
Adrian Shubert is a University Professor in the Department of History at York University.
Marcel Martel is a professor and Avie Bennett Historica Canada Chair in Canadian History at York University.
Adrian Shubert is a University Professor in the Department of History at York University.
Content
Introduction Jacqueline D. Krikorian, Marcel Martel and Adrian Shubert
Part 1: Perspectives from the Americas
1. Carsten-Andreas Schulz, Confederation Unknown? Latin American Views on the Emergence of Canada in 1867
2. Jacqueline D. Krikorian and David R. Cameron, The 1867 Union of the British North American Colonies: A View from the United States
3. William Jenkins, "Such bastard despotism": Fenian Views of Canadian Confederation
4. Gabrielle Slowey, Confederation Comes at a Cost: Indigenous Peoples and the Ongoing Reality of Colonialism in Canada
Part 2: Perspectives from Europe
5. Roberto Perin, The View from The Quirinal: The Holy See and Confederation
6. Alban Bargain-Villeger, Model and Anomaly: The Canadian Confederation Seen from France, 1864-1871
7. Benno Gammerl, War was? Habsburg Perspectives on Canadian Federation
8. Josep Maria Fradera, Canadian Lessons, Roads not Taken: Spanish Views on Confederation
Part 3: Perspectives from Britain and the Empire
9. Edward Beasley, British Views of Canada at the Time of Confederation
10. Thomas Mohr, The Impact of Canadian Confederation in Ireland
11. Ann Curthoys, Distant Relations: Australian Perspectives on Canadian Federation
12. Kenton Storey, The Delinquent Colony: the New Zealand Press and Canadian Confederation
13. Timothy Stapleton, "The Word is Steeped in Blood and Violence": Canadian-Style Federation in Southern Africa
14. Franklin W. Knight, The Federation Idea in the British West Indies and Canadian Confederation
Part 1: Perspectives from the Americas
1. Carsten-Andreas Schulz, Confederation Unknown? Latin American Views on the Emergence of Canada in 1867
2. Jacqueline D. Krikorian and David R. Cameron, The 1867 Union of the British North American Colonies: A View from the United States
3. William Jenkins, "Such bastard despotism": Fenian Views of Canadian Confederation
4. Gabrielle Slowey, Confederation Comes at a Cost: Indigenous Peoples and the Ongoing Reality of Colonialism in Canada
Part 2: Perspectives from Europe
5. Roberto Perin, The View from The Quirinal: The Holy See and Confederation
6. Alban Bargain-Villeger, Model and Anomaly: The Canadian Confederation Seen from France, 1864-1871
7. Benno Gammerl, War was? Habsburg Perspectives on Canadian Federation
8. Josep Maria Fradera, Canadian Lessons, Roads not Taken: Spanish Views on Confederation
Part 3: Perspectives from Britain and the Empire
9. Edward Beasley, British Views of Canada at the Time of Confederation
10. Thomas Mohr, The Impact of Canadian Confederation in Ireland
11. Ann Curthoys, Distant Relations: Australian Perspectives on Canadian Federation
12. Kenton Storey, The Delinquent Colony: the New Zealand Press and Canadian Confederation
13. Timothy Stapleton, "The Word is Steeped in Blood and Violence": Canadian-Style Federation in Southern Africa
14. Franklin W. Knight, The Federation Idea in the British West Indies and Canadian Confederation