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The National Question in Canadian Development: Permeable Nationalism and the Ideological Basis for Incorporation into Empire

Studies in Political Economy

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Title The National Question in Canadian Development: Permeable Nationalism and the Ideological Basis for Incorporation into Empire
 
Creator Rao, Govind C.
 
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Description The contradictory character of Canadian nationalism distinguishes it from
the nationalisms of other advanced capitalist countries in both content and
form. Nationalism in Canada has been constructed in a more associative
than dissociative manner in relation to the British and American Empires.1
As in other advanced capitalist countries, the national question in Canada
is intertwined with the accumulation strategy pursued by the ruling bloc.
The Canadian ruling bloc has had a long history of co-existing, facilitating,
and profiting from foreign investments. How has it been able to manage and
prevent a popular response to high levels of foreign ownership and continental
integration? In this paper, I argue that in the historical formation
and articulation of permeable nationalism2 has been an important ideological
tool used to support and stabilize the deep integration agenda. Viewed
from our perch in 2010, it becomes clear that the popular-nationalist interlude
from 1967 to 1984 stands out as an exceptional period of Canadian
history.
 
Publisher Studies in Political Economy
 
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Date 2010-05-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/13086
 
Source Studies in Political Economy; Vol 85 (2010): Social Movements & Economies
1918-7033
0707-8552
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/13086/9978
 
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