Legacies of fear : law and politics in Quebec in the era of the French revolution

Legacies of fear : law and politics in Quebec in the era of the French revolution

Law of America > Law of Canada > Law of Canada (Québec) > History > By period > English regime, 1759-1867

Edition Details

• Creators or Attribution (Responsibility): F. Murray Greenwood, Osgoode Society
• Language: English
• Publication Information: [Toronto] : Osgoode Society, ©1993
• Type: Book
• Permalink: https://books.lawi.ca/legacies-of-fear-law-and-politics-in-quebec-in-the-era-of-the-french-revolution/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XVI, 359 pages, [16] pages of plates : portraits, maps ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Legacies of fear : law and politics in Quebec in the era of the French revolution is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

• Publisher: Osgoode Society
• Responsable Person: F. Murray Greenwood.
• Publication Date: 1993
• Number of Editions: 9 editions
• First edition Date: 1993
• Last edition Date: 1993
• General Notes: Map errata pages inserted.
• Languages: English
• Library of Congress Code: KEQ189
• ISBN: 0802005438 9780802005434 0802069746 9780802069740
• OCLC: 29910091

Main Contents

1. Justice and order: The legal setting
2. The struggle for constitutional reform, 1784-1792
3. From promise to paranoia: The impact of the early French revolution, 1789-1793
4. The security danger, 1793-1798
5. The Garrison mentality
6. The Garrison mentality and the administration of criminal justice, 1794-1797
7. The trial of David McLane, 1797
8. War's end and ethnic breakdown
9. The shadow of Napoleon in lower Canada, 1803-1811
10. The Garrison finds its leader: Security and the governorship of Sir James Craig, 1807-1811
11. Craig's 'Reign of Terror', 1810-1811.

Summary Note

Murray Greenwood is one of Canada's finest legal historians. In this work his wide perspective, supported by extensive documentation, brings new evidence and insight to a formative and somewhat neglected period in Canada's history.

Structured Subjects (Headings):

• Canada
• France
• Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
• Politics and government
• Québec
• Revolution (France : 1789-1799)

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