
Expressive Acts
Celebrations and Demonstrations in the Streets of Victorian Toronto
Ian Radforth(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 2. March 2023
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-1-4875-4574-1 (ISBN)
Description
In nineteenth-century Toronto, people took to the streets to express their jubilation on special occasions, such as the 1860 visit of the Prince of Wales and the return in 1885 of the local Volunteers who helped to suppress the Riel resistance in the North-West. In a contrasting mood, people also took to the streets in anger to object to government measures, such as the Rebellion Losses bill, to heckle rival candidates in provincial election campaigns, to assert their ethno-religious differences, and to support striking workers.
Expressive Acts examines instances of both celebration and protest when Torontonians publicly displayed their allegiances, politics, and values. The book illustrates not just the Victorian city's vibrant public life but also the intense social tensions and cultural differences within the city. Drawing from journalists' accounts in newspapers, Expressive Acts illuminates what drove Torontonians to claim public space, where their passions lay, and how they gave expression to them.
Expressive Acts examines instances of both celebration and protest when Torontonians publicly displayed their allegiances, politics, and values. The book illustrates not just the Victorian city's vibrant public life but also the intense social tensions and cultural differences within the city. Drawing from journalists' accounts in newspapers, Expressive Acts illuminates what drove Torontonians to claim public space, where their passions lay, and how they gave expression to them.
Reviews / Votes
"Historians of 19th-century urban Canada will find themselves hoping, as they make their way through Expressive Acts, that this collection inspires others to take up the task of researching and writing on the popular culture and politics of Toronto during this period." - Dan Horner, Toronto Metropolitan University (Urban History Review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
18 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-4574-1 (9781487545741)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ian Radforth is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Toronto.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Tory Rebels and a Viceregal Visit
2. The Press and Election Culture
3. A Prince in Town
4. Religious Processions and Disorder
5. Colonialism Triumphant: Celebrating the Suppression of the North-West Resistance of 1885
6. Boys, Young Men, and Disorder
7. Strikers and their Supporters
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Tory Rebels and a Viceregal Visit
2. The Press and Election Culture
3. A Prince in Town
4. Religious Processions and Disorder
5. Colonialism Triumphant: Celebrating the Suppression of the North-West Resistance of 1885
6. Boys, Young Men, and Disorder
7. Strikers and their Supporters
Conclusion
Notes
Index