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A Fair Country By John Ralston Saul (Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Canada
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada
- Item Height
- 211mm
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada Ltd
- Topic
- Popular Philosophy
- Item Width
- 132mm
- Item Weight
- 349g
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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In this startlingly original vision of Canada, thinker John Ralston Saul unveils 3 founding myths. Saul argues that the famous 'peace, order, and good government' that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. Every single document before the BNA Act, he points out, used the phrase 'peace, welfare, and good government,' demonstrating that the well-being of its citizenry was paramount. He also argues that Canada is a Metis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas: egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. Another obstacle to progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink its future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books Canada Ltd
ISBN-13
9780143168423
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213739177
Product Key Features
Book Title
A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy
Publication Year
2009
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
211mm
Item Width
132mm
Item Weight
349g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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