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The Lion's Cub : Canada and the Great War / Margaret MacMillan, 2018 recipient of the Symons Medal = Le lionceau : le Canada et la Grande Guerre / Margaret MacMillan, laureate de la medaille Symons en 2018.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacMillan, Margaret, 1943- author.
- Series:
- Symons medal series.
- The Symons Medal series = Collection de la medaille Symons
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Social aspects.
- Nationalism.
- Group identity.
- Group identity--Canada.
- Nationalism--Canada.
- World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Canada.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada.
- Canada.
- Canada--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Speeches.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (149 pages).
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020
- Other Title:
- Lionceau : le Canada et la Grande Guerre
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2019
- Language Note:
- Text in English and French on inverted pages.
- Summary:
- "In The Lion’s Cub, her 2018 Symons Medal address, eminent Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan examines the impact of the First War World on Canadian Confederation. With her characteristic flair and gift for telling detail, Margaret MacMillan shows the paradox of Canada’s experience in the First World War. On the one hand, the Great War, as it was originally known, brought Canada closer to nationhood and gave many Canadians a greater sense of identity. On the other hand, the Great War also marked a time when Confederation was shaken and very nearly came apart. Its divisive impact continued to be felt throughout the twentieth century. And can still be felt today, in Canada’s national political life, and in the relationship between Quebec and the rest of the country. Yet Canada survived, and continues to survive. And Margaret MacMillan concludes that this is the great strength of Confederation. The Lion’s Cub suggests Canada’s endurance should be recognized for the achievement it is. In a world where political boundaries are often as artificial as Canada’s, the ability of our “improbable country” to survive and prosper may be an example of hope for a wider world. The Symons Medal is one of Canada’s most prestigious honours. It is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts to honour persons who have made an exceptional contribution to Canadian life."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- The Symons Medal Series
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction The Honourable Wade MacLauchlan
- The Lions Cub: Canada and the Great War
- Afterword: The Past is a Road that Leads to Here
- Biographical Notes
- Confederation Centre of the Arts
- Le lionceau
- Table des matieres
- Avant-propos
- Introduction Lhonourable Wade MacLauchlan Premier ministre de lIle-du-Prince-Edouard
- Le lionceau Le Canada et la Grande Guerre
- Postface Le passe est un chemin qui mene ici
- Notes biographiques
- Collection de la medaille Symons
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Contains:
- MacMillan, Margaret, 1943- Lion's cub. French.
- MacMillan, Margaret, 1943- Lion's cub.
- ISBN:
- 0-7766-3134-9
- 0-7766-3133-0
- OCLC:
- 1121642840
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