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10%OFFGerald Friesen - Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada - 9780802082831 - V9780802082831
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Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada

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Description for Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada paperback. Friesen links the media studies of Harold Innis to the social history of recent decades. The result is a framework for Canadian history as told by ordinary people. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.

Grandmother Andre told stories in front of a campfire. Elizabeth Goudie wrote a memoir in school scribblers. Phyllis Knight taped hours of interviews with her son. Today's families rely on television and video cameras. They are all making history.

In a different approach to that old issue, 'the Canadian identity,' Gerald Friesen links the media studies of Harold Innis to the social history of recent decades. The result is a framework for Canadian history as told by ordinary people. Friesen suggests that the common peoples' perceptions of time and space in what is now Canada changed with innovations in the ... Read more

In each epoch, using the new communication technologies, people struggled to find the political means by which they could ensure that they and their households survived and, if they were lucky, prospered. Canada is the sum of their endeavours. "Citizens and Nation" demonstrates that it is possible to find meaning in the nation's past that will interest, among others, a new, young, and multicultural reading audience.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802082831
SKU
V9780802082831
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gerald Friesen
Gerald Friesen is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Manitoba.

Reviews for Citizens and Nation: An Essay on History, Communication, and Canada
'[Citizens and Nation is an engaging and evocative book, written for the general reader as well as the academic... The significance of this book rests in its unique treatment of the Canadian identity, as it places the common people at the centre of the story and demonstrates the pivotal role they have played in shaping Canadian institutions and values. Friesen's ... Read more

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