8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; x - 249 pp. From the back cover: "This book examines the competing visions of liberty and community in Canada. Focusing attention on constitutional debate in Ontario after the Confederation of 1867, the author shows how the defendrers of provincial autonomy constructed a powerful political and legal ideology that attempted to reconcile liberty and community." Forty-five pages of bibliographical footnotes and with a comprehensive index. Old book store price sticker on the last blank page, previous owner's name on the first blank page. Otherwise the book shows mild shelf wear to the covers with the inside being very clean with a solid binding.