Cultures of Citizenship in Post-War Canada, 1940 - 1955

by Michael Gauvreau and Nancy Christie

Cultures of Citizenship in Post-war Canada, 1940-1955 argues that we need a new view of this period, one that recognizes its considerable cultural and ideological diversity. The authors explore the quest for cultural reconstruction; the emergence of new definitions of elitism, mass culture, and the relationship between the state and the individual; the changing imperatives underlying organized labour's response to the demands of economic reconstruction;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773526080
• ISBN13: 9780773526082
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"