Canada's 1960s : the ironies of identity in a rebellious era / Bryan D. Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Bryan D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, Canadian.

Canada--History--1945-.

Canada.

Canada--Social conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (642 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the major movements and personalities of the time, as well as the lasting influence of the period, Canada's 1960s examines the legacy of this rebellious decade's impact on contemporary notions of Canadian identity.

Contents:

Prologue: Canada in the 1960s: Looking Backward

pt. I. Money and Madness in the Shadow of Fear

Ch. 1. When the Buck Was Bad: The Dollar and Canadian Identity Entering the 1960s

Ch. 2. Shelter from the Storm: The Cold War and the Making of Early 1960s Canada

pt. II. National Identity and the Challenge of Change: From Munsinger to Trudeau

Ch. 3. Scandalous Sex: A Cold (War) Case

Ch. 4. Canada's Great White Hope: George Chuvalo vs, Muhammad Ali

Ch. 5. Celebrity and Audacity: Marshall McLuhan, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, and the Decade of the Philosopher King

pt. Ill. Suggestions of Tumult

Ch. 6. Riotous Victorianism: From Youth Hooliganism to a Counterculture of Challenge

Ch. 7. Wildcat Workers: The Unruly Face of Class Struggle

pt. IV. Radicalism, Revolution, and Red Power

Ch. 8. New Left Liberations: The Poetics, Praxis, and Politics of Youth Radicalism

Ch. 9. Quebec: Revolution Now!

Ch. 10. 'Discovery' of the 'Indian'

pt. V. Conclusion

Ch. 11. Ironic Canadianism: National Identity and the 1960s.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-574) and index.

ISBN:

1-4426-9335-5

1-4426-8747-9

OCLC:

777371689