Canadian State Trials, Volume II : Rebellion and Invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839 /
Canadian State Trials, Volume II : Rebellion and Invasion in the Canadas, 1837-1839 /
ed. by Barry Wright, F. Murray Greenwood.
- 1 online resource (522 p.)
- Canadian State Trials ; 2 .
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This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec). Historians have long debated the causes and implications of the rebellions, but until now have done remarkably little work on the legal aspects of the insurrections and their aftermath. Given that over 350 men were tried for treason or equivalent offences in connection with the rebellions, this volume is long overdue.The essays collected here, written by prominent Canadian historians, legal scholars, and archivists, break new ground in the existing historiography of the rebellions by presenting the first comprehensive examination of the legal dimensions of the crises. In addition to examining trials and court martial proceedings, the essays examine their political, social, and comparative contexts, including the passage of emergency legislation and executive supervision of legal responses, the treatment of women, and the plight of political convicts transported to the Australian penal colonies. Canadian State Trials, Volume Two contributes significantly to the ongoing reassessment of the rebellion period.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442657670 9781442620889
10.3138/9781442620889 doi
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--History.--Canada
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--Canada.
Trials--History.--Canada
HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867).
KE226.P6 / C36 1996 v.2
345.710231
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This second volume of the Canadian State Trials series focuses on the largest state security crisis in 19th century Canada: the rebellions of 1837-1838 and associated patriot invasions in Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Québec). Historians have long debated the causes and implications of the rebellions, but until now have done remarkably little work on the legal aspects of the insurrections and their aftermath. Given that over 350 men were tried for treason or equivalent offences in connection with the rebellions, this volume is long overdue.The essays collected here, written by prominent Canadian historians, legal scholars, and archivists, break new ground in the existing historiography of the rebellions by presenting the first comprehensive examination of the legal dimensions of the crises. In addition to examining trials and court martial proceedings, the essays examine their political, social, and comparative contexts, including the passage of emergency legislation and executive supervision of legal responses, the treatment of women, and the plight of political convicts transported to the Australian penal colonies. Canadian State Trials, Volume Two contributes significantly to the ongoing reassessment of the rebellion period.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442657670 9781442620889
10.3138/9781442620889 doi
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--History.--Canada
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--Canada.
Trials--History.--Canada
HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867).
KE226.P6 / C36 1996 v.2
345.710231