This does not come without its own complexities or problems. On the contrary, there are significant parallels between the ambiguous versions of national identity that one finds in Canada and what one finds on the European continent. There are parallels, too, between the elements of self-doubt that characterize Canadians overall when they think about their country and those of Europeans caught up in their own, often fractious, attempts to forge a more integrated Europe. The author argues that Canada needs Europe as an effective counter-weight to the influence of the United States. He further argues that, at a deeper existential level, Canadians need relevant European references to better understand what makes them the kind of North Americans that they are.
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- Includes bibliographical references: p. 111-116
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781442602328 1551117053
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- F1021
- LCCN Item number
- R47 2005eb
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- 1 electronic text (125 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)gtp00521919 (OCoLC)752264555 (CaOOCEL)405798
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Canadian identity
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- ONE: The Canadian Enigma 12
- TWO: Particularistic vs. Universalistic Identities 22
- THREE: As Canadian as Possible under the Circumstances 32
- FOUR: Multinational Realities and Ambiguous Identities 40
- FIVE: The Canadian Social Contract 50
- SIX: Is Multiculturalism Enough? 58
- SEVEN: Canada and the Pax Americana 66
- EIGHT: Americanness vs. Europeanness 74
- NINE: The Cultural Imperative 84
- TEN: The Metaphysics of Canadian Identity 90
- Notes 100
- Bibliography 112
- Index 118
- A 118
- B 118
- C 119
- D 120
- E 120
- F 121
- G 121
- H 122
- I 122
- J 122
- K 122
- L 123
- M 123
- N 123
- O 124
- P 124
- Q 124
- R 124
- S 125
- T 125
- U 125
- V 126
- W 126
- Y 126
- Z 126