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The origins of Canadian and American political differences / Jason Kaufman.
Author
Kaufman, Jason Andrew, 1970-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009.
Description
xii, 368 pages ; 25 cm
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E183.8.C2 K28 2009
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National characteristics, American
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National characteristics, Canadian
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Political culture
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United States
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Political culture
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Canada
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Jurisdiction
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United States
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History
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Jurisdiction
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Canada
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History
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United States
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Relations
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Canada
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Canada
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Relations
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United States
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United States
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Politics and government
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Canada
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Politics and government
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Summary note
Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Canadians and Americans consistently disagree over issues such as the separation of church and state, the responsibility of government for the welfare of everyone, the relationship between federal and subnational government, and the right to marry a same sex partner or to own an assault rifle. In this wide ranging work, the author examines the North American political landscape to draw out the essential historical factors that underlie the countries' differences. He discusses the earliest European colonies in North America and the Canadian reluctance to join the American Revolution. He compares land grants and colonial governance; territorial expansion and relations with native peoples; immigration and voting rights. But the key lies in the evolution and enforcement of jurisdictional law, which illuminates the way social relations and state power developed in the two countries.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-355) and index.
Contents
Origins of the colonial system
Expansion and contraction
Two turning points
The birth pangs of nationalism
Nationhood begins, and almost ends
Federalism suborned
Completing the journey west
Nations reborn
The vagaries of national political development.
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ISBN
9780674031364
0674031369
LCCN
2008031411
OCLC
225874273
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