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Gaffield Chad <1951-> |
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The Canadian Distinctiveness into the XXIst Century - La distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe siècle / edited by Chad Gaffield, Karen L. Gould = La distinction canadienne au tournant du XXIe sieclesous la direction de Chad Gaffield, Karen L. Gould |
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University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2003 |
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Ottawa : , : University of Ottawa Press = Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa, , 2003 |
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0-7766-2722-8 |
0-7766-1703-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 pages) : digital, PDF fIle(s) |
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Collana |
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International Canadian studies series = Collection internationale d'etudes canadiennes, , 1489-713X |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literary essays |
Canada Civilization Forecasting Congresses |
Canada Forecasting Congresses |
Canada Civilization Congresses |
Canada Congresses |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Proceedings of a conference organized by the International Council for Canadian Studies and the Institute of Canadian Studies at University of Ottawa, from May 18 to 20, 2000. Cf. P. [3]. |
Portions of text in French. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface --Acknowledgements --Introduction --Locus in quo --Individuals, collectivities and the state --The texture of Canadian society --Culture, identity and the market --The place of Canada in the world of the twenty-first century --Contributors. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this collection of essays some of Canada's foremost writers and thinkers, including John Ralston Saul and Margaret Atwood, call for equilibrium among economics, culture, and technological change. While promoting the dynamism and change possible in Canadian society, they also call for a re-examination of Canada's past in order to chart its |
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