Discovering Confederation a Canadian's story / Janet Ajzenstat.
| Author/creator | Ajzenstat, Janet, 1936- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | MontreĢal & Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014] |
| Description | viii, 158 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Footprints series ; 18 Footprints (Cheltenham, England) ; 18. ^A866040 |
| Contents | 1 Confederation Lost and Found -- 2 Finding Canada's Texts Getting to Political Science -- 3 Getting to Political Science -- 4 McMaster's Basement Lecture Halls -- 5 Allan Bloom and C.B. Macpherson -- 6 Our Greatest Constitutionalist -- 7 Divided Mind -- 8 Janet's Dilemma -- 9 The Great Delayers -- 10 Knocking on the Academic Door -- 11 Enter Peter J. Smith -- 12 The Failed Siege of McMaster -- 13 Happy Home in the West -- 14 The World Remade -- 15 On the Inside -- 16 The Law Class -- 17 The Confederation Texts -- 18 Making the Book -- 19 Human Rights -- 20 Return to the Law Class -- 21 Retirement as Career -- 22 Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig -- 23 In Demand as Expert: The Canadian Senate -- 24 "Your Publisher Is on the Line" -- 25 The "Revisionist Account" Revisited -- 26 Double-Duty Retirement -- 27 Return Trip to Primary Texts. |
| Abstract | The author is one of Canada's most respected thinkers on the moral and philosophical foundations of responsible government and Confederation. This book offers a study of political science over the years through the intellectual lens of her career. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017380527 |
| ISBN | 9780773543232 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9780773543249 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |