{"product_id":"canadas-holy-grail-9781487521349","title":"Canadas Holy Grail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1892, Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup  later known as the Stanley Cup  to crown the first Canadian hockey champions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanada’s Holy Grail \u003c\/i\u003edocuments\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eLord Stanley’s personal politics, his desire to affect Canadian nationality and unity, and the larger transformations in Anglo-liberal political thought at the time. This book posits that the Stanley Cup fit directly within Anglo-American traditions of using sport to promote ideas of the national, and the donation of the cup occurred at a moment in history when Canadian nationalists needed identifying symbols. Jordan B. Goldstein asserts that only with a transformation in Anglo-liberal thought could the state legitimately act through culture to affect national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on primary source documentation from Lord Stanley’s archives, as well as statements by politicians and hockey enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eCanada’s Holy Grail \u003c\/i\u003eintegrates polit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Goldstein’s research is fascinating, and his book allows readers to understand a unique part of Canada’s history and identity. It also tells us how a trophy donated by a Governor General became an enduring symbol of the country. Canada’s Holy Grail is well suited for anyone who loves hockey, Canadian history, and Canadian political thought.\" -- Rob Alexander * \u003cem\u003eCanada's History\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations, Maps, Photographs Tables Foreword Acknowledgements   Introduction   Contentions, Argument, Interpretation A Note on Method and Methodology Contribution to the Body of Knowledge Chapters Endnotes    Section I: The National   1. Canada 1888   Domestic Affairs: Expansion and Consolidation Foreign Affairs: Sovereignty and Dependence Ideological Battle Endnotes   2. Enshrining the National   Not a True Nation The Genesis of Nationalized Sport in Great Britain Nationalized Sport in the United States The Mixed Political Heritage of Confederation  British Origins of Canadian Sport American Permutation of Canadian Sport   Canadian Nationalized Sport Nineteenth-Century Political Thought and the Evolution of Nationalized Sport Endnotes   Section II: The Personal   3. An Honoured Member of Parliament   The Early Life of Frederick Arthur Stanley The Politics of the 14th Earl of Derby The Politics of Frederick Stanley: Practical Governance The Politics of Frederick Stanley: Emergent Progressivism Towards a New Liberalism Endnotes   4. Overseeing the Crown Dominion   Lord Stanley’s Governance in Canada Domestic Governance International Governance Canadian Travels The Role of Sport Sport and the Stanley Family Stanley and Canadian Sports The Stanley Family and Winter Sport Defining the National Endnotes   Section III: The International   5. What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?   Debates over Canada’s Future Canada First and the Birth of Canadian Nationality Unlimited Reciprocity, Continental Union, and Annexation Wilfrid Laurier and Unrestricted Reciprocity Protectionism, Imperialism, and Progressivism Federal Election of 1891 Stanley’s Position  The Use of Sport to Promote National Identity Imperial Federation and Progressivism Sport in the Promotion of Imperial Connection The Place of Ice Hockey The Role of the Stanley Cup Canada is a British Nation Endnotes   6. National Sport, the State, and Political Thought   Philosophical Revolution  Lord Stanley and Canada  Endnotes   Notes on Sources Literature Review Sources of Note   Bibliography Primary Sources\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409148748119,"sku":"9781487521349","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487521349.jpg?v=1730505626","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/canadas-holy-grail-9781487521349","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}