Debating Dissent: Canada and the 1960s Contributor(s): Campbell, Lara A. (Author), Clement, Dominique (Author), Kealey, Gregory S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442610786 ISBN-13: 9781442610781 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $42.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
Dewey: 971.064 |
Series: Canadian Social History |
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.58" W x 8.48" (1.11 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although the 1960s are overwhelmingly associated with student radicalism and the New Left, most Canadians witnessed the decade's political, economic, and cultural turmoil from a different perspective. Debating Dissent dispels the myths and stereotypes associated with the 1960s by examining what this era's transformations meant to diverse groups of Canadians - and not only protestors, youth, or the white middle-class. With critical contributions from new and senior scholars, Debating Dissent integrates traditional conceptions of the 1960s as a 'time apart' within the broader framework of the 'long-sixties' and post-1945 Canada, and places Canada within a local, national, an international context. Cutting-edge essays in social, intellectual, and political history reflect a range of historical interpretation and explore such diverse topics as narcotics, the environment, education, workers, Aboriginal and Black activism, nationalism, Quebec, women, and bilingualism. Touching on the decade's biggest issues, from changing cultural norms to the role of the state, Debating Dissent critically examines ideas of generational change and the sixties. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clement, Dominique: - Dominique Cl?ment is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta.Kealey, Gregory S.: - Gregory S. Kealey is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick. He is the editor of University of Toronto Press's Canadian Social History Series and former president of the Canadian Historical Association and the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences. |