The Statesmanship of Sir John A. Macdonald and Louis Riel

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dc.contributor.advisorFlanagan, Thomas
dc.contributor.advisorSayers, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Timothy
dc.contributor.committeememberStewart, David
dc.contributor.committeememberKnopff, Rainer
dc.contributor.committeememberCooper, Barry
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith, Travis
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T18:53:49Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T18:53:49Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractHow might we better understand the Canadian regime? This inquiry provides a review of a moment in Canadian political history and its statesmen that stands as an example of the practice that shaped Canadian nationhood. Sir John A. Macdonald and Louis Riel were the only “Fathers of Confederation” to meet in pitched battle. Their conflicts between 1869 and 1885 shaped two separate and core elements of the Canadian regime: English-French and East-West tensions. Through a lens of statesmanship, this inquiry analyzes the thoughts and actions of these two men. Macdonald, eastern and English, may be understood as a transactional statesman. In brief, this means he practiced a politics of negotiation, compromise, and dedication to classical liberal principles. Riel, western and French, can be read as a transformational statesman. This is a politics of profound idealism, of discomfort with this world, and of an identification of oneself with one’s cause. The inquiry examines these Fathers, their interactions, and the outcomes of their clash of statesmanship. It shows that their statesmanship represents a fresh way for us to might understand the English-French and East-West dynamics in Canada. Further, it demonstrates that ideas and statesmanship are critical to understanding the Canadian regime.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, T. (2016). The Statesmanship of Sir John A. Macdonald and Louis Riel (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28389en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28389
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3317
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectPolitical Science
dc.subject.classificationCanadaen_US
dc.subject.classificationTheoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationConfederationen_US
dc.subject.classificationRielen_US
dc.subject.classificationMacdonalden_US
dc.subject.classificationStatesmanshipen_US
dc.subject.classificationMetisen_US
dc.titleThe Statesmanship of Sir John A. Macdonald and Louis Riel
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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