State and society in transition : the politics of institutional reform in the Eastern Townships, 1838-1852 /

State and society in transition : the politics of institutional reform in the Eastern Townships, 1838-1852 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Little, J. I. (John Irvine), 1947-
Imprint:	Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1997.
Description:	xii, 320 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies on the history of Quebec = Etudes d'histoire du Québec Studies on the history of Quebec.
Subject:	Politics and government. Social conditions. Eastern Townships (Québec) -- History. Eastern Townships (Québec) -- Politics and government. Eastern Townships (Québec) -- Social conditions. Québec -- Eastern Townships. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2611259

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ISBN:	0773515445 (bound : acid-free paper) 0773515453 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. The Politics of Patronage and Economic Development
2. The Legal System
3. Community Regulation
4. Origins of Local Government
5. Municipal Reform, 1845-51
6. School Reform to 1846
7. Peripheral Settlements and Later Developments
App. Data on Government Schools in the Eastern Townships, 1831-51.