The Idea of Liberty in Canada during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1776-1838

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Title
The Idea of Liberty in Canada during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1776-1838
Abstract
The author argues that Canadian intellectual and political history between the American Revolution and the 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. He presents the rebellions of 1837-38 as a confrontation between two very different concepts of liberty. He uses these concepts as lenses through which to read colonial ideological conflict. The author traces political discourse in both Lower Canada and Upper Canada, showing how the differing fates and influence of republican and constitutional notions of liberty affected state development.
Place
Montreal and Kingston
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date
2014
# of Pages
296p.
Language
en
Notes

Translation of: Le concept de liberté au Canada à l'époque des révolutions atlantiques, 1776-1838.

Based on the author's PhD dissertation: "Aux fondements de l'État canadien: la liberté au Canada de 1776 à 1841." McGill University, 2005.

Citation
Ducharme, Michel. The Idea of Liberty in Canada during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1776-1838. Translated by Peter Feldstein. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2014.
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