| Left, Right: Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada Contributor(s): Engler, Yves (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551646633 ISBN-13: 9781551646633 Publisher: Black Rose Books OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Canadian - Political Science | Imperialism - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.271 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.70 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The left is supposed to be opposed to colonialism and at least skeptical of nationalism. However, Left, Right shows that, for decades now, this hasn't been the case in Canada. Yves Engler marshals damning detail on the long, surprising history of support from the New Democratic Party and labor unions for such policies and international interventions as the coup in Haiti, the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Korean War, and much more. The rhetoric of the mainstream left, he shows, has also tended to concede major points to the dominant war-mongering ideology, with prominent commentators such as Linda McQuaig and Stephen Lewis echoing the terminology of right-wing politicians and thinkers. More than simply diagnosing a problem, however, Left, Right offers a path forward, laying out ways to get us working for an ecologically sound, peace-promoting, and non-exploitative foreign policy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Engler, Yves: - Yves Engler is the author of nine books and a political activist renowned for his critiques of Canadian foreign policy. |