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This book focuses on the broad implications of the transformation of Canada from a peacekeeping to a war-making nation during the Conservative Party’s recent decade in power. Funds were poured into the Canadian Forces, and a newly militarized nation found itself entrenched in conflicts around the globe. For decades, Canada had played a leading role in UN peacekeeping, and when the Cold War ended, the prospect of international harmony was infectious. Yet in short order hostilities erupted in the failed states of Rwanda, Somalia, and the Balkans; terrorism – including 9/11 – raised its head; and Iraq and Afghanistan became war zones. In the face of these immense challenges, the UN was dismissed by its opponents as irrelevant.
Structured around an anti-war perspective,
The Lamb and the Tiger critically examines the ageless genetic and more recent cultural (civilizational) explanations of war, concluding with a close look at the impact of war and right-wing politics on women and Indigenous peoples.
The Lamb and the Tiger encourages Canadians to think about what kind of military and what kind of country they really want.
List of contents
Preface
1 Introduction
Part One: Disputed Visions
2 Peaceful Kingdom
3 Warrior Nation
Part Two: Why War?
4 Genetic Basis of War
5 Cultural Basis of War
Part Three: The Canadian Dream
6 Gender, Aboriginals, and Resistance
7 Lamb Power and Tiger Power
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
By Stanley R. Barrett
Summary
This book describes and analyzes the transformation of Canada from a peacekeeping to a war-making nation during the Conservative Party’s recent decade in power, promoting an anti-war perspective that is indispensable for humanity.
