The year 1968 in Canada was an extraordinary one, unlike any other in its frenetic pace of activities and their consequences for the development of a new national consciousness among Canadians.
It was a year when decisions and actions, both in Canada and outside its borders, were thick and contentious, and whose effects were momentous and far-reaching. It saw the rise of Trudeaumania and the birth of the Parti Qubcois; the articulation of the new nationalism in English Canada and an alternative vision for Indigenous rights and governance; the establishment of a Royal Commission on the Status of Women, the Canadian Radio and Television Commission, nation-wide Medicare and CanLit; and a striving for both a new relationship with the United States and a more independent foreign policy everywhere else. And more. Virtually no segment of Canadian life was untouched by both the turmoil and the promise of generational change.
In this volume of 16 new essays, leading scholars explore the major events of 1968 and the profound ways that they affected Canadian political culture, national identities, global affairs, social relations and cultural constructions in the half-century wake of this critical year.
Published in English.
Edited by:
Michael K. Hawes,
Andrew C. Holman,
Christopher Kirkey
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2021st ed.
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 733g
ISBN: 9780776636597
ISBN 10: 0776636596
Series: Mercury
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 22 June 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Abstract Résumé List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Foreword Dean F. Oliver. Introduction Michael K. Hawes, Andrew C. Holman, and Christopher Kirkey Chapter 1 Bobby and Pierre Paul Litt Chapter 2 A Very Canadian Revolution: The Transformation of Backroom Power in Canada’s 1968 P. E. Bryden Chapitre 3 1968, vue du Québec Jocelyn Létourneau Chapter 4 The Nationalists of 1968 and the Search for Canadian Independence Stephen Azzi Chapter 5 Equality, Equity, and the Royal Commission on the Status of Women Jane Arscott Chapter 6 The 1968 Thinkers’ Conference and the Birth of Canadian Multiculturalism Michael Temelini Chapter 7 Defending Indigenous Rights against the Just Society Andrew Gemmell Chapter 8 Between Canadians and Culture: The First Year of the CRTC Ira Wagman Chapter 9 Portrait of a Publisher: Jack McClelland and McClelland & Stewart in 1968 Laura K. Davis Chapter 10 Immigration and “Medical Manpower”: 1968 and the Awkward Introduction of Medicare in Canada David Wright and Sasha Mullally Chapter 11 1968: A Turning Point for Language in Canada and Quebec Graham Fraser Chapter 12 Standing on Guard for Our Waters: Ottawa’s Response to the Transit of Alaskan Oil Christopher Kirkey Chapitre 13 L’Union nationale à la croisée des chemins Alexandre Turgeon Chapter 14 Canada and the Czechoslovak Crisis of 1968 Andrea Chandler Chapter 15 The Libreville Conference and Federalism in Canadian Foreign Relations Robin S. Gendron and David Edward Tabachnick Chapter 16 “Flowers have been getting a lot of publicity this year”: 1968 and David Helwig’s “Something for Olivia’s Scrapbook I Guess” Will Smith Contributors Index in English (Index en anglais) Index en français (Index in French)
Christopher Kirkey est le directeur du Centre d'tudes canadiennes et de l'Institut des tudes qubcoises la State University of New York Plattsburg.
Reviews for 1968 in Canada: A Year and Its Legacies
In Canada as in other countries, 1968 was a year like no other. Gathering excellent authors and covering key issues, this volume traces what happened in 1968 while exploring the consequences of that pivotal year. It is a must-read for those interested in the period and its lasting impact. -- Daniel Beland * Director, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada * A marvelously rich collection of essays on the Canadian experience of 1968 and a significant contribution to our understanding of that eventful year. Here, a talented group of scholars explore the internal and external forces that shaped Canada in 1968 and bequeathed legacies that have continued to influence Canada. -- Tony McCulloch * Senior Fellow in North American Studies UCL Institute of the Americas, London, UK *
