Canoe Nation: Nature, Race, and the Making of a Canadian Icon - Couverture souple

Erickson, Bruce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 077482249X ISBN 13 : 9780774822497

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2014

Synopsis

More than an ancient means of transportation and trade, the canoe has come to be a symbol of Canada itself. In Canoe Nation, Bruce Erickson chronicles the story of the canoe in the Canadian imagination. He argues that the canoe's sentimental power has come about through a set of narratives that attempt to legitimize a particular vision of Canada and explores how the canoe went from being an industrial-economic vehicle to a purely recreational vessel. From Alexander Mackenzie to Grey Owl to Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the canoe has been overvalued as a connection to the "nature" of Canada. Examining voyageur re-enactments, turn-of-the-century sportsman stories, and the subsequent "greening" of the canoe, this book shows how this symbol authenticates Canada's reputation as a tolerant, environmentalist nation, even when there is abundant evidence to the contrary. Ultimately, the stories we tell about the canoe need to be understood as moments in the ever-contested field of cultural politics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bruce Erickson is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at York University in Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 077482249X
• ISBN 13: 9780774822497
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
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