Where Once They Stood Newfoundland's Rocky Road to Confederation (Hardback) by RaymondBenjaminBlake, Melvin Baker Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by University Of Regina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-88977-619-7, ISBN: 0-88977-619-9
"Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Confederation, as well as the 150th anniversary of its first rejection of Canada, Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and ..."
"Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Confederation, as well as the 150th anniversary of its first rejection of Canada, Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and ..."
Celebrating Canada Commemorations, Anniversaries and National Symbols by RaymondBenjaminBlake, Mathew Hayday Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-4981-1, ISBN: 1-4426-4981-X
"Popular and government-funded anniversaries and commemorations, combined with national symbols, play significant roles in shaping how we view Canada, and also provide opportunities for people to challenge the pre-existing or dominant conceptions of the country. Volume 2 of Celebrating Canada continues the scholarly debate about commemoration and national identity. Raymond B. Blake and Matthew Hayday bring together emerging and establish ..."
"Driven by its strong narrative, Conflict and Compromise presents Canadian history chronologically, allowing a better understanding of the interrelationships between events. Its main objective is to demonstrate that although Canadian history has been marked by cleavages and conflicts, there has been a continual process of negotiation and a need for compromise which has enabled Canada to develop into arguably one of the most successful an ..."
"Post-Confederation Canada Raymond B. Blake, Jeffrey A. Keshen, Norman J.
Knowles, Barbara J. Messamore. Canada's role in the war, in many ways the
road ahead did not ... Return to text. 2 Jonathan Vance, Maple Leaf Empire,
Canada, Britain and the Two World Wars (Toronto: Oxford, 2012), 46. Return to
text. 3 Tim Cook, At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914–
1916 (Toronto: Viking, 2007), 131. Return to text. 4 Tim Co ..."
Canadians at Last The Integration of Newfoundland as a Province (Heritage) by RaymondBenjaminBlake Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-0-8020-6978-8, ISBN: 0-8020-6978-9
"History provides some interesting case studies of what happens when trade barriers come down. Among them is the story told in this book of Newfoundland's integration into Canada in the aftermath of the province's 1948 referendum. Raymond B. Blake takes a refreshing approach to this episode in Canadian history, avoiding the old shibboleths of conspiracy and local nationalism, and instead making a down-to-earth study of economic and polit ..."
Lions or Jellyfish(1st Edition) Newfoundland-Ottawa Relations since 1957 by RaymondBenjaminBlake Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-5025-1, ISBN: 1-4426-5025-7
"Asked in 2010 about his pugnacious approach to federal-provincial relations, Newfoundland premier Danny Williams declared “I would rather live one more day as a lion than ten years a jellyfish.” He was only the latest in a long line of Newfoundland premiers who have fought for that province’s interests on the national stage. From Joey Smallwood and the conflict over Term 29 of the Act of Union to Williams and his much-publicized clashes ..."
"Narrating a Nation: Canadian History Pre-Confederation is a lively, narrative approach to pre-confederation history. Events are followed chronologically, focusing on a story developing over time. The chronological approach allows students to makes sense of our history, and grounds their knowledge of the past in a clear political context. The focus on key events allows readers to appreciate the social, economic, and ideological complexi ..."
"Narrating a Nation: Canadian History Post-Confederation Narrating a Nation: Canadian History Post-Confederation is a lively, narrative approach to post-confederation history."
From Rights to Needs A History of Family Allowances in Canada, 1929-92 by RaymondBenjaminBlake 380 Pages, Published 2009 by Ubc Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7748-1574-1, ISBN: 0-7748-1574-4
"58, file 490 (1944-64), Weiss to Willard, 23 June 1964. 64 Carl M. Brauer, “ Kennedy, Johnson, and War on Poverty,” in Poverty and Public Policy in Modern America, ed. Donald T. Critchlow and Ellis W. Hawley (Chicago: Dorsey Press, 1989), ..."
Beyond National Dreams(1st Edition) Essays on Canadian Citizenship and Nationalism (Paperback) by Andrew Nurse, RaymondBenjaminBlake Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2009 by Fitzhenry And Whiteside ISBN-13: 978-1-55041-969-6, ISBN: 1-55041-969-2
"The fourteen essays in this specially commissioned collection explore the ongoing debate, "the national narrative" about the character and objectives of Canada as a nation state."
From Rights to Needs A History of Family Allowances in Canada, 1929-92 by RaymondBenjaminBlake Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by Ubc Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7748-1572-7, ISBN: 0-7748-1572-8
"Social security programs helped to define Canada in the twentieth century and, for the generation that came of age during the Cold War, family allowances more than any other social program embodied the new national ideal. But was this program, which gave all mothers a monthly stipend to raise the nation’s babies, driven by a desire to create a kinder, gentler nation or was it more influenced by economics, constitution-making, and intern ..."
" Both historical and contemporary features of Canadian social welfare are explored in this wide-ranging and in-depth collection. Social Fabric or Patchwork Quilt explores the evolution of the Canadian social welfare state from a system based upon voluntarism and philanthropy to one in which the State's involvement has increased considerably. It also shows how the roles of governments at all levels have changed in recent times ..."
Standing on Guard Canadian Identity, Globalization, and Continental Integration by RaymondBenjaminBlake 27 Pages, Published 2004 by Regina : Saskatchewan Institute Of Public Policy ISBN-13: 978-0-7731-0487-7, ISBN: 0-7731-0487-9
"Rural communities have been profoundly affected by recent political-economic, demographic and cultural change. In Canada, the impacts of these changes are all about us: in the absolute population declines in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland, in the crises of the east and west coast fisheries, in the farm crisis, in serious ecological problems, and in the reorientation of rural social services. There is a tendency to view these problems in ..."
"minorities across Canada and appointing the first Métis as lieutenant governor in
Manitoba and the first person of colour as lieutenant governor in Ontario. Still,
Canadians were not impressed. It was a peculiar period in Canadian history, and
well-known Canadian pollster Michael Adams noted in 1993 that “Canadians are
in the mood to blame the weatherman for the weather.” Linda Dyer of Baseline
Market Research in Fredericton told t ..."
Where Once They Stood Newfoundland's Rocky Road Towards Confederation by Raymond B. Blake, Melvin Baker Paperback, 397 Pages, Published 2019 by Univ Of Regina Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-88977-607-4, ISBN: 0-88977-607-5