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MISRECOGNIZED MATERIALISTS
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN CANADIAN CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS |
| By: |
Matt James |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£27.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774811692 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774811699 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2007 |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
A book with provocative implications for students and scholars of social movements and identity politics, Misrecognized Materialists offers a fresh and important perspective on Canada's constitutional struggles over civic symbolism and identity. |
| Synopsis: |
Canada's history of intense constitutional debate is oftendepicted as a source of national embarrassment -- a diversion from moresensible endeavours. Misrecognized Materialists tells adifferent story. Beginning with the Rowell-Sirois hearings of the GreatDepression and concluding with the national unity wars of the late1980s and early 1990s, Matt James details how groups representingmarginalized constituencies -- women, working-class people, andethnocultural minorities -- were able to use the Canadianconstitutional arena to pursue traditionally neglected aspirations andconcerns. With concrete illustrations and case studies, James questionsthe common tendency to interpret recognition struggles as departuresfrom traditional "materialist" priorities such as economicsecurity and personal safety. Ultimately, he argues that suchmaterialist priorities were and are, in fact, at the heart of the fightfor recognition for many marginalized groups.A book with provocative implications for students and scholars ofsocial movements and identity politics, MisrecognizedMaterialists offers a fresh and important perspective onCanada's constitutional struggles over civic symbolism andidentity. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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