Overview

In 1892, Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup later known as the Stanley Cup to crown the first Canadian hockey champions. Canada's Holy Grail Lord Stanley's personal politics, his desire to affect Canadian nationality and unity, and the larger transformations in Anglo-liberal political thought at the time. This book posits that the Stanley Cup fit directly within Anglo-American traditions of using sport to promote ideas of the national, and the donation of the cup occurred at a moment in history when Canadian nationalists needed identifying symbols. Jordan B. Goldstein asserts that only with a transformation in Anglo-liberal thought could the state legitimately act through culture to affect national identity. Drawing on primary source documentation from Lord Stanley's archives, as well as statements by politicians and hockey enthusiasts, Canada's Holy Grail integrates political thought into the realm of sport history through the discussion of a championship trophy that still stands as one of the most well-known and recognized Canadian national symbols.

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Author:   Jordan B. Goldstein
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781487501358

ISBN 10:   1487501358
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   14 October 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, Maps, Photographs Tables Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Contentions, Argument, Interpretation A Note on Method and Methodology Contribution to the Body of Knowledge Chapters Endnotes Section I: The National 1. Canada 1888 Domestic Affairs: Expansion and Consolidation Foreign Affairs: Sovereignty and Dependence Ideological Battle Endnotes 2. Enshrining the National Not a True Nation The Genesis of Nationalized Sport in Great Britain Nationalized Sport in the United States The Mixed Political Heritage of Confederation British Origins of Canadian Sport American Permutation of Canadian Sport  Canadian Nationalized Sport Nineteenth-Century Political Thought and the Evolution of Nationalized Sport Endnotes Section II: The Personal 3. An Honoured Member of Parliament The Early Life of Frederick Arthur Stanley The Politics of the 14th Earl of Derby The Politics of Frederick Stanley: Practical Governance The Politics of Frederick Stanley: Emergent Progressivism Towards a New Liberalism Endnotes 4. Overseeing the Crown Dominion Lord Stanley’s Governance in Canada Domestic Governance International Governance Canadian Travels The Role of Sport Sport and the Stanley Family Stanley and Canadian Sports The Stanley Family and Winter Sport Defining the National Endnotes Section III: The International 5. What Does It Mean to Be Canadian? Debates over Canada’s Future Canada First and the Birth of Canadian Nationality Unlimited Reciprocity, Continental Union, and Annexation Wilfrid Laurier and Unrestricted Reciprocity Protectionism, Imperialism, and Progressivism Federal Election of 1891 Stanley’s Position  The Use of Sport to Promote National Identity Imperial Federation and Progressivism Sport in the Promotion of Imperial Connection The Place of Ice Hockey The Role of the Stanley Cup Canada is a British Nation Endnotes 6. National Sport, the State, and Political Thought Philosophical Revolution  Lord Stanley and Canada  Endnotes Notes on Sources Literature Review Sources of Note   Bibliography Primary Sources

Reviews

Canada's Holy Grail addresses an important cultural and political moment in Canadian history through an examination of Lord Stanley's famous trophy and the making of Canadian nationhood. With bold analysis backed by extensive research, the book should appeal to hockey fans and political scientists alike. - John Chi-Kit Wong, Emeritus Associate Professor, Education, Washington State University Canada's Holy Grail is a unique blend of political history, intellectual history, and sport history that invites us to reconsider the early history of hockey and the development of Canadian nationhood. In this carefully researched and detailed study, Jordan B. Goldstein thoughtfully examines Lord Stanley's vision of national and imperial unity alongside an evolving sense of Canadianness and broader changes in liberal thought that led to greater government intervention in sport and society. - Stacy L. Lorenz, Professor, Physical Education and History, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus

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Jordan B. Goldstein is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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