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Lament for a Nation, 40th Anniversary editionThe Defeat of Canadian Nationalism |
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The classic masterpiece of political meditation.
Canadians have relatively few binding national myths, but one of the most pervasive and enduring is the conviction that the country is doomed. In 1965 George Grant passionately defended Canadian identity by asking fundamental questions about the meaning and future of Canada’s political existence. In Lament for a Nation he argued that Canada - immense and underpopulated, defined in part by the border, history, and culture it shares with the United States, and torn by conflicting loyalties to Britain, Quebec, and America - had ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Lament for a Nation became the seminal work in Canadian political thought and Grant became known as the father of Canadian nationalism.
This edition includes a major introduction by Andrew Potter that explores Grant’s arguments in the context of changes in ethnic diversity, free trade, globalization, post-modernism, and 9/11. Potter discusses the shifting uses of the terms “liberal” and “conservative” and closes with a look at the current state of Canadian nationalism.
This edition includes a major introduction by Andrew Potter that explores Grant’s arguments in the context of changes in ethnic diversity, free trade, globalization, post-modernism, and 9/11. Potter discusses the shifting uses of the terms “liberal” and “conservative” and closes with a look at the current state of Canadian nationalism.
Details
Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 205 in series)
160 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773530102
November 2005
Formats: Paperback, eBook
"Lament for a Nation should be respected as a masterpiece of political meditation.... In this study Professor Grant opened Canadian public debate, with frankness and depth, to include the most fundamental and perennial questions a nation must ask itself about the full meaning of its own political existence. He challenged us to reflect on the unique possibilities and limits constituting ourdestiny as Canadians." - Peter Emberley, Professor of Political Science, Carleton University.
"Masterpiece is not a word to use lightly, but Lament for a Nation merits it. In it Grant distilled his years of study of theology and philosophy, together with his knowledge of history and his acute attention to the daily passage of political events. The former adult educator put it all into a book that was instantly accessible to the broad reading public, but rewarded repeated reading by academic philosophers." - William Christian, author of George Grant: A Biography
ONE OF AMAZON'S 50 ESSENTIAL CANADIAN BOOKS
"The most popular book -- it got about 10 nominations - was Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, the galvanizing 1965 work in which George Grant described a country being erased by continentalism." The Globe and Mail
"Masterpiece is not a word to use lightly, but Lament for a Nation merits it. In it Grant distilled his years of study of theology and philosophy, together with his knowledge of history and his acute attention to the daily passage of political events. The former adult educator put it all into a book that was instantly accessible to the broad reading public, but rewarded repeated reading by academic philosophers." - William Christian, author of George Grant: A Biography
ONE OF AMAZON'S 50 ESSENTIAL CANADIAN BOOKS
"The most popular book -- it got about 10 nominations - was Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism, the galvanizing 1965 work in which George Grant described a country being erased by continentalism." The Globe and Mail
George P. Grant (1918-1988) was the author of Philosophy in the Mass Age, Technology and Empire, English-Speaking Justice, and Technology and Justice.
Andrew Potter is the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
Andrew Potter is the director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the 40th Anniversary Edition,
Andrew Potter / ix
Introduction to the Carleton Library Series
Edition, George Grant / lxix
Foreword, Peter Emberley / lxxvii
Chapter One / 3
Chapter Two / 8
Chapter Three / 26
Chapter Four / 37
Chapter Five / 52
Chapter Six / 67
Chapter Seven / 86
Afterword, Sheila Grant / 97
Introduction to the 40th Anniversary Edition,
Andrew Potter / ix
Introduction to the Carleton Library Series
Edition, George Grant / lxix
Foreword, Peter Emberley / lxxvii
Chapter One / 3
Chapter Two / 8
Chapter Three / 26
Chapter Four / 37
Chapter Five / 52
Chapter Six / 67
Chapter Seven / 86
Afterword, Sheila Grant / 97
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