Political thought in Canada : an intellectual history / Katherine Fierlbeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fierlbeck, Katherine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Canada--History.

Political science.

Political culture--Canada--History.

Political culture.

Nationalism--Québec (Province).

Nationalism.

Canada--Politics and government.

Canada.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, Katherine Fierlbeck looks at the legacy of ideas taken from (or shaped in reaction to) the nations that have been most influential to Canada's development: the United Kingdom and the United States.

Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction

2. The Context of Canadian Political Thought

Part 1: Defining a Nation. 3. The Colonial Legacy Toryism British Liberalism and Constitutionalism

4. The Challenge of Neighbourliness: The United States Jacksonian Liberalism and the Free Market The Idea of "Sovereignty" in Canadian Political Thought

Part 2: Social Justice. 5. Understanding the Culture of Social Justice The Fragment Theory The Role of Religion

6. Radical Political Thought The Left Other Forms of Radicalism

Part 3: Culture and Accommodation. 7. French-Canadian Nationalism The Church in Lower Canada Early Liberalism in French Canada Ultramontanism Neo-nationalism and Social Radicalism

8. Minority Rights and Multiculturalism: Two Narratives Minority Rights: The Recognition of "Deep Diversity" Multiculturalism: The Primacy of Formal Equality

9. In History and in Myth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-0425-5

1-4426-8976-5

OCLC:

893231232