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Book SynopsisThis volume examines the history and current state of Canadian studies in a number of countries and regions across the world, including Canada's major trading partners. From the mid-1980s until 2012, Canadian studies was seen as an important tool of soft power, increasing awareness of Canadian culture, institutions and history. The abrupt termination in 2012 of the Canadian government's financial support for these activities triggered a debate that is still ongoing about the benefits that may have flowed from this support and whether the decision should be reversed. The contributors to this book focus on the process whereby Canadian studies became institutionalized in their respective countries and on the balance between what might be described as Canadian studies for its own sake versus Canadian studies as a deliberate instrument of cultural diplomacy.
Table of Contents1. Uncertain Embrace: The Rise and Fall of Canadian Studies Abroad as a Tool of Foreign PolicyStephen Brooks
2. Getting on the American Radar Screen: The Growth, Achievements and Limitations of Canadian Studies in the United StatesStephen Brooks
3. Down But Not Out: British Academics Resolutely Determined to Explore CanadaAlan Hallsworth and Susan Hodgett
4. Canadian Studies in FranceJean-Michel Lacroix
5. Canadian Studies in China: Dividends from a Near-forgotten Age of Hope and OpeningJeremy Paltiel
6. Canadian Studies in JapanMasako Iino
7. Canadian Studies in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and Contemporary RussiaYuriy G. Akimov and Kristina Minkova
8. From Individual Scholarship to Academic Institution: Canadian Studies in the German-Speaking Countries and Cultural DiplomacyWolfgang Klooss
9. Canadian Studies in the Nordic CountriesRobert C. Thomsen and Janne Korkka
10. Lessons LearnedStephen Brooks
