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Constant Struggle: Histories of Canadian Democratization - Couverture souple

 
9780228008675: Constant Struggle: Histories of Canadian Democratization
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0228008670 ISBN 13 : 9780228008675
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Most Canadians assume they live under some form of democracy. Yet confusion about the meaning of the word and the limits of the people's power obscures a deeper understanding. Constant Struggle looks for the democratic impulse in Canada's past to deconstruct how the country became a democracy, if in fact it ever did. This volume asks what limits and contradictions have framed the nation's democratization process, examining how democracy has been understood by those who have advocated for or resisted it and exploring key historical realities that have shaped it. Scholars from a range of disciplines tackle this elusive concept, suggesting that instead of looking for a simple narrative, we must be alert to the slower, untidier, and incomplete processes of democratization in Canada. Constant Struggle offers a renewed, sometimes unsettling depiction, stretching from studies of early Indigenous societies, through colonial North America and Confederation, into the twentieth century. Contributors reassess democracy in light of settler colonialism and white supremacy, investigate connections between capitalism and democracy, consider alternative conceptions of democracy from Canada's past, and highlight the various ways in which the democratic ideal has been mobilized to advance particular visions of Canadian society. Demonstrating that Canada's democratization process has not always been one that empowered the people, Constant Struggle questions traditional views of the relationship between democracy and liberalism in Canada and around the world.

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À propos de l'auteur

Julien Mauduit is a SSHRC postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University. Jennifer Tunnicliffe is assistant professor of history at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0228008670
ISBN 13 
9780228008675
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
512
Éditeur
Mauduit Julien, Tunnicliffe Jennifer
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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