{"product_id":"the-order-of-canada-9780802039408","title":"The Order of Canada","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, a project to create a national honour for Canadians was begun. The first recipients of the Order of Canada were announced a year later, and in the nearly forty years since, the Order has become a symbol familiar to, and respected by, people from across the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spirit that motivates the Order of Canada  celebration, inclusion, and democracy  was born of the memories of Canada''s earlier experience with honours. From initial distrust and misunderstanding to the awakening of a national identity, the development of the Order reflects the relationship Canadians have with their country, their government, their culture, and their heroes. The Order itself is a product of national identity, politics, and history, reflected by the significance of its recipients'' accomplishments. Indeed, the Order''s history is as fascinating as the more than 4000 Canadians who have received it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first book-length history of the Order of Canada  and first major work \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is easily the most comprehensive work that has been done on the Order, describing it as it does, in careful detail, both the institution itself, its significance, and the history of its conception and evolution. Christopher McCreery casts light on the values embodied in Canada's national persona, and how they have come to be expressed in its honours system.' Olive Dickason, C.M., Department of History, University of Ottawa, and School of Native Studies, University of Alberta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMessage from the Queen   Preface   Acknowledgments   Abbreviations    CHAPTER ONE    False Starts and Honours in Canada, 1867-1917: The Creation of aCanadian Policy    CHAPTER  TWO   Controversy and Discontent, 1917-1935: The Decline and Brief Revivalof British Honours in Canada    CHAPTER THREE  The Honours Quagmire, 1935-1948: The Ubiquitous Canada Medal   CHAPTER  FOUR  More False Starts: Massey Presses Forward   CHAPTER FIVE  First Successful Steps: Founding the Order of Canada    CHAPTER SIX  Selection and Reaction: The First Honours List    CHAPTER SEVEN  Transition to a Complete Honours System    CHAPTER EIGHT  Enlargement and Acceptance    CHAPTER NINE The Logistics of a National Order    CHAPTER TEN  Unity and Diversity: The Composition of the Order of Canada   CHAPTER ELEVEN  Honorary Membership: The Extended Project    CHAPTER TWELVE    Centrepiece of a Modern Honours System: Recognition from Sea to Sea  Appendix 1: Members of the Interdepartmental Committee and  Awards Co-ordination Committee, 1942   Appendix 2: Royal Warrant Creating the Canada Medal, 1943   Appendix 3: Proposed Royal Warrant Creating the Canadian Award of Honour  and Canadian Decoration of Honour, 1943    Appendix 4: Letters Patent Founding the Order of Canada, 1967   Appendix 5: Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1967   Appendix 6: Nomination Form from Vincent Massey    Appendix 7: Distribution of First Awards of the Order of Canada, July 1967    Appendix 8: Recipients of the Order of Canada, July 1967   Appendix 9: Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1972   Appendix 10: Order of Canada Insignia Manufacture, 1967-2004   Appendix 11: Chancellors of the Order of Canada   Appendix 12: Officials of the Order of Canada   Appendix 13: Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada   Appendix 14: Honorary Recipients of the Order of Canada   Appendix 15: Constitution of the Order of Canada, 2001   Appendix 16: Amendments to the Constitution of the Order of Canada    Notes   Bibliography   Illustration Credits   Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MY - University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534978974039,"sku":"9780802039408","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802039408.jpg?v=1755858426","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-order-of-canada-9780802039408","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}