Book contents
- Ruling the World
- Ruling the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I 1838: The Year of Freedom
- 1 Setting the Scene for Emancipation
- 2 Managing Expectations
- 3 Political Freedom
- 4 Settler Liberties
- 5 Free Trade, Famine and Invasion
- 6 Steam and Opium
- Conclusion to Part I: An Empire of Freedom?
- Part II 1857: The Year of Civilisation
- Part III 1879: The Year of Liberalism
- Appendix: Cast of Characters
- Notes
- Index
- References
3 - Political Freedom
from Part I - 1838: The Year of Freedom
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2020
Book contents
- Ruling the World
- Ruling the World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I 1838: The Year of Freedom
- 1 Setting the Scene for Emancipation
- 2 Managing Expectations
- 3 Political Freedom
- 4 Settler Liberties
- 5 Free Trade, Famine and Invasion
- 6 Steam and Opium
- Conclusion to Part I: An Empire of Freedom?
- Part II 1857: The Year of Civilisation
- Part III 1879: The Year of Liberalism
- Appendix: Cast of Characters
- Notes
- Index
- References
Summary
Settler rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada, 1837-8; genocide in Tasmania; the Durham Report; settler self-government; implications for Indigenous peoples.
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- Ruling the WorldFreedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire, pp. 83 - 107Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
References
Further Reading
Burroughs, P., The Canadian Crisis and British Colonial Policy, Hodder & Stoughton, 1972.Google Scholar
Greer, A., The Patriots and the People: The Rebellion of 1837 in Rural Lower Canada, University of Toronto Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Shaw, A. G. L., Sir George Arthur 1784–1854 – Superintendent of British Honduras, Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen’s Land and of Upper Canada Governor of the Bombay Presidency, Melbourne University Press, 1980.Google Scholar
Smith, D. B., Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) & the Mississauga Indians, University of Toronto Press, 1987 .Google Scholar