Canada's origins : liberal, Tory, or republican? / edited by Janet Ajzenstat & Peter J. Smith ; with an introduction, concluding dialogue, and essays by Janet Ajzenstat ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ajzenstat, Janet, 1936- Author.

Contributor:

Ajzenstat, Janet, 1936-

Smith, Peter J., 1947-

Series:

Carleton library series ; 184.

Carleton library ; #184.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Canada.

Liberalism.

Conservatism--Canada.

Conservatism.

Republicanism--Canada.

Republicanism.

Canada--Politics and government--1945-1980.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Ottawa, Ont.?] : Carleton University Prss, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 not toryism but the participatory tradition of civic republicanism. In the final section the two editors, one a liberal, the other a civic republican, debate the crucial questions dominating Canadian politics today-including Quebec's search for recognition-from the perspective of their shared understanding of Canada's founding.

Contents:

pt. 1. Canada's origins in new perspective

pt. 2. The Tory paradigm

pt. 3. Republican influence

pt. 4. Liberal roots

pt. 5. Looking ahead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-52999-8

9786613842442

0-7735-8042-5

OCLC:

768770846