04418nam 2200745 450 991045620230332120200520144314.097866120093651-4426-7707-41-282-00936-210.3138/9781442677074(CKB)2430000000000842(EBL)4671709(SSID)ssj0000302617(PQKBManifestationID)11234153(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000302617(PQKBWorkID)10274094(PQKB)11107954(CaBNvSL)thg00600192 (MiAaPQ)EBC3254837(MiAaPQ)EBC4671709(DE-B1597)464639(OCoLC)1013948624(OCoLC)944177934(DE-B1597)9781442677074(Au-PeEL)EBL4671709(CaPaEBR)ebr11257409(OCoLC)244767729(EXLCZ)99243000000000084220160921h20032003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMarriage of minds Isabel and Oscar Skelton reinventing Canada /Terry CrowleyToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2003.©20031 online resource (357 p.)Studies in Gender and HistoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-8020-7902-4 0-8020-0932-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter One. THE LETTER -- Chapter Two. A CRITICAL CANADIAN COMMITMENT -- Chapter Three. IDENTITIES, POWER, AND PROGRESSIVE DISILLUSIONMENT -- Chapter Four. INVENTING A NATION -- Chapter Five. THE WORLD STAGE -- Chapter Six. THE ORIGINAL MANDARIN AND THE RELUCTANT CONSORT -- Chapter Seven. WOMEN'S TIME AND MEN'S TIME, 1926-1935 -- Chapter Eight. CANADA'S WAR? -- Chapter Nine. DEATH AND RECONSTRUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PRIMARY SOURCES -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEX -- BackmatterOscar Skelton (1878-1941) was a prominent early-twentieth century scholar who became a civil servant and political advisor to prime ministers Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett. He wrote a number of important books and one, Socialism: A Critical Analysis, was highly praised by Vladimir Lenin. His wife, Isabel Skelton (1877-1956), wrote extensively about literature and history; she was the first historian to treat women from the country's past individually in their own right rather than as a generalized category. Both husband and wife promoted the idea that Canada was an independent nation that no longer needed Britain's tutelage.Terry Crowley has written a unique double biography that examines the lives of Isabel and Oscar, their works, and their careers. He shows how both individuals in their own way influenced the development of Canada as a nation state. Crowley questions why, when both Isabel and Oscar wrote influential works, Oscar's career blossomed, while Isabel remains virtually unrecognized. He concludes that despite Isabel's literary accomplishments, her life remained enmeshed in domestic and family roles, while Oscar's rise to prominence was facilitated by male scholarly and publishing networks as well as the support that women provided to men's careers. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history.Studies in gender and history.HistoriansCanadaBiographyWomen historians |zCanadaBiographyMarried people |zCanadaBiographyCanadaOfficials and employeesBiographyCanadaHistory1914-1945BiographyElectronic books.HistoriansWomen historians |zMarried people |z971.062/0922Crowley Terence Allan1946-1040660MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456202303321Marriage of minds2463699UNINA