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)