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The Politics of the Canoe

English · Paperback / Softback

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Popularly thought of as a recreational vehicle and one of the key ingredients of an ideal wilderness getaway, the canoe is also a political vessel. The Politics of the Canoe expands and enlarges the stories that we tell about the canoe's relationship to colonialism, nationalism, environmentalism, and resource politics.


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Bruce Erickson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba. His work investigates the cultural politics of recreation and tourism within the context of settler colonialism in Canada and beyond. He is the author of Canoe Nation: Nature, Race and the Making of a National Icon.

Summary

A potent symbol and practice of Indigenous traditions, the canoe has also been adopted to assert conservation ideals, feminist empowerment, citizenship practices, and multicultural goals. Documenting these various uses, this book asserts that the canoe is not merely a matter of leisure and pleasure; it is folded into many facets of political life.

Product details

Authors Bruce Erickson
Assisted by Bruce Erickson (Editor), Sarah Wylie Krotz (Editor), Sarah Wylie Krotz (Editor)
Publisher University of Manitoba Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.03.2021
 
EAN 9780887559099
ISBN 978-0-88755-909-9
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 150 mm x 225 mm x 20 mm
Weight 418 g
Subjects Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing
Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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