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The Militarization of National Identity in Canada

A.L.¿ McCready

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Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
01 September 2013

Military administration

Since 2001 and the beginning of the “War on Terror,” Canadian culture has undergone a profound militarization. Moving away from previous myths of national identity centred on notions of multiculturalism and peacekeeping, Canada is increasingly being defined through a new patriotism based on military and policing actions around the world. In this book, A.L. McCready explains how this cultural transformation took place by examining a range of Canadian cultural case studies, from the supposedly grassroots “Support Our Troops” campaigns to films and CBC programs. McCready shows how a combination of cultural shifts and explicit government actions have worked to silence internal debate and criticism and to transform Canadians’ understanding of their country and its role in the world. McCready also shows how today’s patriotic militarism is part of a much broader socio-economic transformation of Canadian society towards a more neo-conservative and free-market oriented paradigm and how Canada’s militarized nationalism emerges from and is continuous with the nation’s racial and colonial history.

By: A.L.¿ McCready
Imprint: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781552665800
ISBN 10: 1552665801
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 01 September 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A. L. McCready has a PhD in English and cultural studies from McMaster University.