{"product_id":"lived-fictions-9780774836470","title":"Lived Fictions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing big thinking back to Canadian politics, \u003cem\u003eLived Fictions\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how theories of political unity always exclude and shows why our comfortable assumptions about the promises of Canadian politics mask historical failures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, John Grant accomplishes several achievements, any of which would be impressive on their own. -- David Laycock, professor, political science, Simon Fraser University * Contemporary Political Theory *\u003cbr\u003e[Grant's] analysis brilliantly redefines the boundaries of scholarly interrogation on questions of belonging and inequality. -- Thirstan Falconer, St. Jerome's University * British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 33.1 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Unity and Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Imagining Unity and Exclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Becoming One: Visions of Political Unity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 On the Critique of Political Imaginaries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Lived Fictions in Canadian Politics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 A People without Sovereignty: Canada’s Constituent Power Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Crown and the Aboriginal: Imaginaries of Sovereignty and Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Embedded Neoliberalism: A New Imaginary for the Welfare State\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Canada’s Multiverse: The Dis\/Unity of Cultures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eInstitutions and Actions: A Vision of Democratization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Critique and Politics – Or, What Makes a Birthday Party Memorable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MN - University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037950181719,"sku":"9780774836470","price":74.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774836470.jpg?v=1750938321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lived-fictions-9780774836470","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}