x, 290 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents
1 Monarchy's survival in the old Commonwealth -- 2 A family of crowns -- 3 More than an ornament? Vice-regal powers and influence -- 4 The Crown at Rideau Hall -- 5 Monarchy in the provinces -- 6 The Crown at Yarralumla -- 7 Six state monarchies -- 8 The kiwi Crown -- 9 Failed and successful governorship -- 10 Republicanism -- 11 Choices: republic or reform
Summary
This book traces the process of adapting the monarchical framework of government from the mid-twentieth century onwards in Australia, Canada and New Zealand