| Canadian State Trials, Volume IV: Security, Dissent, and the Limits of Toleration in War and Peace, 1914-1939 Contributor(s): Wright, Barry (Editor), Tucker, Eric (Editor), Binnie, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1442631082 ISBN-13: 9781442631083 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $90.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Law | Legal History - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 345.710 |
| Series: Canadian State Trials |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6" W x 9" (2.10 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourth volume in the Canadian State Trials series examines the legal issues surrounding perceived security threats and the repression of dissent from the outset of World War One through the Great Depression. War prompted the development of new government powers and raised questions about citizenship and Canadian identity, while the ensuing interwar years brought serious economic challenges and unprecedented tensions between labour and capital. The chapters in this edited collection, written by leading scholars in numerous fields, examine the treatment of enemy aliens, conscription and courts martial, sedition prosecutions during the war and after the Winnipeg General Strike, and the application of Criminal Code and Immigration Act laws to Communist Party leaders, On to Ottawa Trekkers, and minority groups. These historical events shed light on contemporary dilemmas: What are the limits of dissent in war, emergencies, and economic crisis? What limits should be placed on government responses to real and perceived challenges to its authority? |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Eric: - Eric Tucker is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University. Binnie, Susan: - Susan Binnie has taught criminology and legal history at the University of Toronto, York University, and the University of Ottawa. She is a former legal historian at the Law Society of Upper Canada.Wright, Barry: - Barry Wright is a professor in the Departments of Law and History, Director of Kroeger College, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University. |