Title: The other quiet revolution : national identities in English Canada, 1945-71 /
Authors: Igartua, José E., 1946-
Publisher: UBC Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Canadians, English-speaking History; Nationalism Canada History; Multiculturalism Canada History; Nationalisme Canada Histoire; Canadiens anglais Canada Histoire; Multiculturalisme Canada Histoire; Canada History; Canada Histoire
Abstract: "In the twenty years following the Second World War, representations of national identity in anglophone Canada underwent a deep transformation. Ethnic definitions of Canadian identity gave way to a rights-based concept of citizenship. The Other Quiet Revolution traces this cultural transformation woven through key developments in the formation of Canadian nationhood, from the 1946 Citizenship Act and the 1956 Suez crisis to the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1963-70) and the adoption of the federal bilingualism policy in 1971." "Jose Igartua analyzes editorial opinion, political rhetoric, history textbooks, and public opinion polls to show how Canada's self-conception as a British country extended into the 1950s. In the decade that followed, however, the British definition of Canada dissolved. Struggles with bilingualism and biculturalism, as well as Quebec's constitutional demands, helped to fashion new representations of national identity in English-speaking Canada based on the civic principle of equality." "With its sophisticated conceptual framework and systematic approach to understand the discourse of Canadian collective identity, The Other Quiet Revolution will appeal to those interested in Canadian identity and nationalism and to general readers of Canadian history."--Jacket.
Contents: Searching for national identities -- Being of the breed -- The boundaries of Canadian citizenship -- Values, memories, symbols, myths, and traditions -- This nefarious work -- When Tories roar -- Predominantly of British origin -- Bewailing their loss -- A long whine of bilious platitudes -- From ties of descent to principles of equality.