Canada's Origins, 184: Liberal, Tory, or Republican?

by Anthony E. Smith, Emily Smith, Greg T. Smith, et al.

Book Overview

Ajzenstat and Smith challenge the idea of Canada as a country whose liberal individualism, unlike that of the United States, is redeemed by a tradition of government intervention in economic and social life: the so-called "tory touch." This ground-breaking book begins with the now classic article in which the red tory view was formulated. It then presents a new and illuminating picture of Canadian political life, in which liberal individualism confronts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0886292743
• ISBN13: 9780886292744
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Carleton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages