Overview
It was the ""politics of historic sites"" rather than objective policy that determined the treatment of heritage properties; whether they were marked with a bronze plaque, preserved as ruins, or reconstructed as major tourist attractions. Although the aim of this study is to determine how a national cultural agency works, it also illustrates the way in which the federal system operates to incorporate regional aspirations into a federal form.
Full Product Details
Author: C J. Taylor
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.588kg
ISBN: 9780773507135
ISBN 10: 0773507132
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 April 1990
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Very little has been written about the heritage movement in Canada ... this [book makes] a major contribution to [the] subject. Craig Brown is a member of the Department of History, University of Toronto. makes an original and valuable contribution to our under-standing of the politics of history. This is more than just a sketch of a cultural programme or an account of the admini-stration of a small branch of government. The work deals, in fact, with the fundamental Canadian dilemma: who are we and how did we get here? By touching all the major regional and racial tensions that characterize our history, [Dr. Taylor] chronicles, through one small but increasingly significant programme, the elusive search for national identity. It is a fine piece of historical research, objectively and eloquently recorded. James T. Angus, Department of Education, Lakehead University.
"""Very little has been written about the ""heritage movement"" in Canada ... this [book makes] a major contribution to [the] subject."" Craig Brown is a member of the Department of History, University of Toronto. ""makes an original and valuable contribution to our under-standing of the politics of history. This is more than just a sketch of a cultural programme or an account of the admini-stration of a small branch of government. The work deals, in fact, with the fundamental Canadian dilemma: who are we and how did we get here? By touching all the major regional and racial tensions that characterize our history, [Dr. Taylor] chronicles, through one small but increasingly significant programme, the elusive search for national identity. It is a fine piece of historical research, objectively and eloquently recorded."" James T. Angus, Department of Education, Lakehead University."
