Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures and tables vi
4. List of abbreviations vii
5. General editor's introduction viii
6. Acknowledgements x
7. Dedication xi
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Genealogy of an imperial and nationalistic Order 15
10. 2 Female imperialism at the periphery 36
11. 3 Women, race and assimilation 54
12. 4 Exhibiting Canada 75
13. 5 Britishness and Canadian nationalism 91
14. 6 ‘Other than stone and mortar’ 108
15. 7 Conservative women and democracy 122
16. 8 Modernizing the north 149
17. Conclusion 167
18. Note on sources 180
19. Bibliography 186
20. Index 201