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Commonwealth of republics : the lost republican history of Australia and Canada

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Clé publique

doi:10.25911/5d5fcdc23eddc

Auteurs

Jones, Benjamin Thomas

Année déclarée

2018

Langue déclarée

und · en_AU

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Thesis (PhD)

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This thesis is a history of ideas and seeks to provide the first study of civic republican ideas and their impact on Britain's Australian and Canadian colonies in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, the way in which civic republican ideas manifested themselves during the debates over responsible government is explored. The period between 1837 and 1855 is the primary focus of the thesis. Beginning with the Canadian rebellions and finishing with the Eureka rebellion, those eighteen years saw a fundamental shift in British policy towards the colonies and the birth of Lord Durham's second empire. The principle argument here is that civic republican ideas made a significant impact on the reform leaders who petitioned for greater democracy. Australian and Canadian historiography has tended to view the granting of responsible government as a triumph of liberal politics. This thesis examines the language of reform leaders and contends that the calls to end the corruption of the ruling tory cabals and to encourage widespread political participation by virtuous citizens are reflective of the civic republican tradition which can be traced back to Sidney, Harrington, Milton, Cromwell and ultimately, Machiavelli, Cicero and Aristotle. While acknowledging the place of Lockean liberalism, this thesis concludes that for many reform leaders and papers, the emphasis was on collectivism and communalism not the advancement of personal rights and individualism. Although not a contemporary word, this thesis contends that civic republicanism was a major political ideology and one which has been missing from the historical orthodoxies of Australia and Canada.

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DOI

10.25911/5d5fcdc23eddc

HANDLE

1885/150428

OAI

oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/150428

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Thesis (PhD)

Juridictions étudiées — sources explicites

AU · CA

Les mentions d’entités ne constituent pas une preuve de reconnaissance juridique. La juridiction étudiée est distincte du pays d’affiliation des auteurs.

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Repository · Document 1 · Document 2 · Document 3

• DOI · https://doi.org/10.25911/5d5fcdc23eddc
• Handle · https://hdl.handle.net/1885/150428
• Document · https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstreams/a0c00432-7c38-46a3-911b-5f8194602435/download

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