Dominion over Palm and Pine : A History of Canadian Aspirations in the Britis...

by Paula Hastings

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Dominion over Palm and Pine : A History of Canadian Aspirations in the British Caribbean, Paperback by Hastings, Paula, ISBN 0228011302, ISBN-13 9780228011309, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US From the expansionist fervour of the late nineteenth century through both world wars and the Cold War, a varied and ever-changing group of dreamers campaigned for Canada’s union with the British Caribbean colonies. They hoped to diversify Canada’s climate and agricultural capabilities, spur economic development, boost the nation’s autonomy and stature in the Empire-Commonwealth and the world, temper American power, and secure a tourist paradise. Dominion over Palm and Pine traces the transnational ebb and flow of these union campaigns, situating them in the global history of colonialism and white supremacy, Black activism, and decolonization. Paula Hastings centres the British Caribbean in historical narratives that rarely take account of the region, challenging us to rethink the history of Canadian expansionism and its entangled relationship with nation building, the struggle for sovereignty at home and abroad, and Canada’s evolving role and reputation on the world stage. Widely conceived, the brokers of Canada’s international histories included a multiplicity of actors who shaped the evolving contours and outcomes of the debate: Canadian legislators, civil servants, businessmen, and social justice activists; Caribbean migrants, intellectuals, and anti-colonial nationalists; and

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Year: 2022
• ISBN: 9780228011309
• Condition: Fine

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