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This lively, engaging book investigates the relationship between some of our more beloved popular expressions of national identity and the extent to which the interests of the state appeal to the pleasures of citizens, thus shaping our understanding of what it means to be Canadian.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Contesting Canada at the CBC Chapter Two: "Always Fresh, Always There": Tim Hortons and the Consumer Citizen Chapter Three: "Our Game": Hockey, Civilizing Projects, and Domestic Violence Chapter Four: Peace, Order and Good Gambling Chapter Five: The Funny State Apparatus Conclusion: Minding the Gap Notes Bibliography

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    A Paperback / softback by Patricia Cormack, James Cosgrave

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/03/2013
      ISBN13: 9781442613911, 978-1442613911
      ISBN10: 1442613912
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This lively, engaging book investigates the relationship between some of our more beloved popular expressions of national identity and the extent to which the interests of the state appeal to the pleasures of citizens, thus shaping our understanding of what it means to be Canadian.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Contesting Canada at the CBC Chapter Two: "Always Fresh, Always There": Tim Hortons and the Consumer Citizen Chapter Three: "Our Game": Hockey, Civilizing Projects, and Domestic Violence Chapter Four: Peace, Order and Good Gambling Chapter Five: The Funny State Apparatus Conclusion: Minding the Gap Notes Bibliography

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