The Lion, the Eagle, and Upper Canada: A Developing Colonial Ideology

by Elizabeth Jane Errington and Jane Errington

Book Overview

Errington argues that in order to appreciate the evolution of Upper Canadian beliefs, particularly the development of political ideology, it is necessary to understand the various and changing perceptions of the United States and of Great Britain held by different groups of colonial leaders. Colonial ideology inevitably evolved in response to changing domestic circumstances and to the colonists' knowledge of altering world affairs. It is clear, however,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773506039
• ISBN13: 9780773506039
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.3"