{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-e-a-heaman-9781442637078","title":"A Short History of the State in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eA concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, \u003cem\u003eA Short History of the State in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada's distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development of the state in both principle and practice, examining Indigenous forms of government before European contact; the interplay of French and British colonial institutions before and after the Conquest of New France; the creation of the nineteenth-century liberal state; and, finally, the rise and reconstitution of the modern social welfare state. Moving beyond the history of institutions to include the development of political cultures and social politics, \u003cem\u003eA Short History of the State in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e is a valuable introduction to the topic for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. A. Heaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442637072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442637078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"E. A. Heaman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096895791359,"sku":"9781442637078","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-e-a-heaman-9781442637078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}