Amelia Kalant

National Identity and the Conflict at Oka

Native Belonging and Myths of Postcolonial Nationhood in Canada

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Produktbeschreibung

Through readings of literature, canonical history texts, studies of museum displays and media analysis, this work explores the historical formation of myths of Canadian national identity and then how these myths were challenged (and affirmed during the 1990 standoff at Oka. It draws upon history, literary criticism, anthropology, studies in nationalism and ethnicity and post-colonial theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781138994362
• ISBN-10: 1138994367
• Artikelnr.: 49002634

Autorenporträt

Amelia Kalant

Inhaltsangabe

1. An Introduction to Golf Course Wars 2. Construction of Canadian Myths of
Identity 3. Displacing the Native in Canadian Histories 4. Cultural
Displays: Inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization 5. At the Barricades
6. Interventions Conclusion: Myths of Disappearance and Alternative
Remembrance