Read more
Informationen zum Autor Edited by Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake Klappentext In Celebrating Canada, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and provincial holidays and annual celebrations. Zusammenfassung In Celebrating Canada! Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and provincial holidays and annual celebrations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction: Nationalism, Identity, and Community in Canada’s HolidaysMatthew Hayday & Raymond B. Blake 1. Taking it to the Streets: Negotiating National Identities in Montreal’s Parades, 1840-1880Gillian I. Leitch 2. "Righteousness Exalteth the Nation": Religion, Nationalism, and Thanksgiving Day in Ontario, 1859-1914Peter A. Stevens 3. The Politics of Holiday-making: Legislating Victoria Day as a Perpetual Holiday in Canada, 1897-1901Chris Tait 4. Promoting a "Sound Patriotic Feeling" in Canada through Empire Day, 1899-1957Marcel Martel, Allison Ward, Joel Belliveau & Brittney Anne Bos 5. "One Flag, One Throne, One Empire?" Espousing and Replacing Empire Day in French Canada, 1899-1952Joel Belliveau & Marcel Martel 6. Love the Empire, Love Yourself? Empire Day, Immigration, and the Role of Britishness in Anglo--¿Canadian Identity, 1920-1955Brittney Anne Bos & Allison Marie Ward 7. From Armistice to Remembrance: The Continuing Evolution of Remembrance Day in CanadaTeresa Iacobelli 8. Dominion Day and the Rites of Regionalism in British Columbia, 1867-1937Forrest D. Pass 9. Dominion Day in Britain, 1900-1919Mike Benbough-Jackson 10. A Chinese Counterpart to Dominion Day: Chinese Humiliation Day in Interwar Canada (1924-1930)Lianbi Zhu & Timothy Baycroft 11. Canada’s Day: Inventing a Tradition, Defining a CultureMatthew Hayday 12. Dreams of a National Identity: Trudeau, Citizenship and Canada DayRaymond B. Blake & Bailey Antonishyn 13. The Redundant "Dominion": Refitting The National Fabric At Empire’s EndStuart Ward 14. "Adieu le mouton, salut les Québécois!": The Lévesque government and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Celebrations, 1976-1984Marc-André Gagnon 15. The Rootedness of Acadian Neo-nationalism: The Changing Meaning of le 15 août, 1968-1982Michael Poplyansky 16. Marketing the Maple Leaf: The Curious Case of National Flag of Canada DayRichard Nimijean & L. Pauline Rankin 17. ConclusionMatthew Hayday & Raymond B. Blake Appendix: National Days and Holidays Contributors...
