"Kicking Uncle Sam out of the peaceable kingdom": English-Canadian "new nationalism" and Americanization

From: Journal of Canadian Studies | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Ryan Edwardson | Copyright information

This essay examines the English-Canadian nationalist intelligentsia's reaction to Americanization and the attempt to reclaim Canadian sovereignty during the 1960s and 1970s. Ranging from moderate to radical, the so-called "new nationalism" boomed as English-Canadians indulged in producing and consuming Canadiana. While the movement failed in its political goals, it succeeded in drawing attention to domestic problems and in providing a "Peaceable Kingdom" sense of place during a time of nation...

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