{"product_id":"citizens-plus-9780774807685","title":"Citizens Plus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This book] is an exciting and provocative investigation of the importance of citizenship in the modern age. Cairn’s work deserves a broad and diverse audience. -- Ken Coates * Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1 *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable and well-researched study  that adds a measure of sanity to the often histrionic debate over Aboriginal rights and redresses in Canada. ... a cogent and compelling argument for integration as the middle road. -- Suzanne Methot * Quill \u0026amp; Quire *\u003cbr\u003e... in his book, \u003cem\u003eCitizens Plus,\u003c\/em\u003e he’s on to some wider possibilities that might bridge the dangerously widening divide between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians... It puts the emphasis on what we share in common the foundation of sensible mutual relations, rather than on the idea that we share next to nothing or that aboriginals’ distinctiveness is of no value to them or us. -- Jeffrey Simpson * The Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitizens Plus\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully informed, well-documented and balanced analysis of the issues, and political and legal debates concerning the position of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. More importantly, it’s a refreshing work since it addresses in a positive and realistic manner the fatal flaws that surround much of the debate. -- The Donner Prize Jury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Complex Problem of “Voice”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory and Humility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpire at Home and Abroad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Terrain over which the Battle Is Fought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Did We Get to Where We Are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Assimilation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasic Assimilation Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1969 White Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademic and Political Support\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAboriginal Support\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaternalism and the Culture of Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSignificance of White Paper Defeat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreliminary Remarks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross-currents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Time of Transition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Influence of the Past\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Requirements of Good Aboriginal Constitutional Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssimilation versus Parallelism: Warring Paradigms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow We See Ourselves: The Discourse of Contrast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Alternative Vision: A Modernizing Aboriginality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Basis for Living Apart and Together\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelf-Government as an Exit Option\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. The Constitutional Vision of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Many-Splendoured but Problematic Report\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Constitutional Vision of RCAP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelative Neglect of the Urban Dimension\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncestry versus Identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Survival versus Economic Opportunity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Centrality of Nation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nation-to-Nation Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Third Order of Aboriginal Government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaw, Not Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresentation at the Centre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. The Choice Revisited\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Early Vision: Citizens Plus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAboriginal Rights and Aboriginal Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Opening Up of the Debate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcademic Activism and Legal Scholarship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLand Claims, Treaty Negotiations, Self-Government, and Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical Science and “What Will Hold Us Together?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterdependence and Other Realities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Outward-Looking Aboriginality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmpathy and Citizenship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404904833367,"sku":"9780774807685","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774807685.jpg?v=1730488007","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/citizens-plus-9780774807685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}