Living with War : Twentieth-Century Conflict in Canadian and American History and Memory / Robert Teigrob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teigrob, Robert, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and society--Canada.

War and society.

War and society--United States.

Militarism--Canada.

Militarism.

Militarism--United States.

Collective memory--Canada.

Collective memory.

Collective memory--United States.

Canada--History, Military--20th century.

Canada.

United States--History, Military--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Canada and the United States: we think of one as a peaceable kingdom, the other as a warrior nation. But do our expectations about each country's attitudes to war and peace match the realities? In Living with War, Robert Teigrob examines how war is experienced and remembered on both sides of the 49th parallel. Surveying popular and scholarly histories, films and literature, public memorials, and museum exhibits in both countries, he comes to some startling conclusions. Americans may seem more patriotic, even jingoistic, but they are also more willing to debate the pros and cons of their military actions. Canadians, though more diffident in their public displays of patriotism, are more willing than their southern neighbors to accept the official narrative that depicts just wars fought in the service of a righteous cause. A provocative book that complements critiques of contemporary Canadian militarism such as Warrior Nation, Living with War offers an intriguing look at the relationship with the military past on both sides of the border."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

LIVING WITH WAR. Twentieth-Century Conflict in Canadian and American History and Memory

Introduction

Part One: Reconnaissance: Martial Orientations

1. Conflict in the Age of High Imperialism

2. Wars Good, Cold, and Forgotten

Part Two: Excavation: Inquiries into the Development of War Habits

3. Wars for and against Empire

4. Political Cultures: The Architecture of Governance

5. Political Cultures: The Citizen and the State

6. Matters of Faith

7.Race

8. Making and Breaking Nations

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-440) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-9918-3

1-4426-9917-5

OCLC:

950464788