Celebrating Canada: Commemorations, Anniversaries, and National Symbols Contributor(s): Blake, Raymond B. (Author), Hayday, Mathew (Author) |
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ISBN: 144264981X ISBN-13: 9781442649811 Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - Political Science | World - Canadian - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 394.269 |
LCCN: 2018303037 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.50 lbs) 392 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Popular and government-funded anniversaries and commemorations, combined with national symbols, play significant roles in shaping how we view Canada, and also provide opportunities for people to challenge the pre-existing or dominant conceptions of the country. Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada continues the scholarly debate about commemoration and national identity. Raymond B. Blake and Matthew Hayday bring together emerging and established scholars to consider key moments in Canadian history when major anniversaries of Canada's political, social, or cultural development were celebrated. The contributors to this volume capture the multiple and multi-layered meanings of belonging in the Canadian experience, investigate various attempts at shaping and re-shaping identities, and explore episodes of groups resisting or participating in the identity-formation process. By considering the small voices and those on the margins of Canada's many commemorative anniversaries, the contributors to Celebrating Canada reveal how important it is to think not only about anniversary moments but also about what they can tell us about our history and the shifting function of nationalism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blake, Raymond B.: - Raymond B. Blake is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the University of Regina. Hayday, Mathew: - Matthew Hayday is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph. |
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