In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, President George W Bush declared that every nation in every region now has a decision to make: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. Until then, Canada had been contentedly fast-tracking down the post-NAFTA road towards continental integration. Bush's words resurrected an historic sovereignty debate, one that burst into full flame when Canadians, led by Prime Minster Jean Chretien, took the unprecedented decision not to fight alongside their ...
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In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, President George W Bush declared that every nation in every region now has a decision to make: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. Until then, Canada had been contentedly fast-tracking down the post-NAFTA road towards continental integration. Bush's words resurrected an historic sovereignty debate, one that burst into full flame when Canadians, led by Prime Minster Jean Chretien, took the unprecedented decision not to fight alongside their Anglo-American allies in Iraq. Robert Wright argues that Canadians' understanding of notions such as art, culture, unity, identity, and sovereignty have always been informed by conflicting forces, most of them beyond the control of ordinary citizens, many beyond the control of governments. He suggests that Canadians are not timid fence-sitters, or apathetic victims of situational forces. Rather, out of conditions of contradiction, paradox, and irony, they have developed remarkably sophisticated cultural and political strategies for deriving pleasure, prosperity, and peace of mind. ambivalence has been the critical framework that has made this living not only possible, but the envy of the world. In this book, Wright explores the relationship between modern Canadian nationalism, cultural policy, popular discourse, and the lives of ordinary Canadians. One may agree or disagree with the claims of Canadian nationalists, Wright argues, but there can be no disputing their absolutely vital role in the maintenance of a national conversation in which all Canadians have a stake.
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