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A Kingdom of the Mind

How the Scots Helped Make Canada

Peter E Rider author Heather McNabb author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:5th Apr '06

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An eclectic selection of historical essays demonstrates the early influence of the Scots in shaping Canada's emerging national identity. Readable and well illustrated, it will appeal to anyone who asks, "What is a Canadian?"

Many Canadians with a Scottish background feel the pull of their Gaelic origins. This book explores the impact of the Scots on Canadian life, showing how the Scots' image of their homeland and themselves played an important role in the emerging definition of what it meant to be Canadian.An eclectic selection of historical essays demonstrates the early influence of the Scots in shaping Canada

"A compelling collection of essays. It's an important work not only for scholars on both sides of the Atlantic but for general readers interested in Scotland and Canada." Margaret Bennett, Scottish Royal Academy of Music and Drama

ISBN: 9780773529908

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 470g

304 pages