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Canada's Game

Hockey and Identity

Andrew C Holman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Published:9th Sep '09

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Almost every Canadian can hum the original Hockey Night in Canada theme - even those who don't think of themselves as hockey fans. For more than a century, Canadians have seen something of themselves in the sport of hockey. This book explores the critical aspects of this relationship.Hockey's ability to tell stories about Canada that reflect the country's uniqueness - its strengths and weaknesses

"Canada's Game deals both critically and sympathetically with hockey's important place in Canadian cultural life, and helps to explain why - in addition to the nostalgic myth-making that surrounds the game - hockey is so important to so many Canadians. There is no other book out there that captures the complexity of hockey's historical and contemporary reach." Colin Howell, St. Mary's University "Holman's introduction is gracefully written and provides one the best essays on hockey and the Canadian identity. Drawing on literature, history, and economics, and covering a wide-range of hockey-related subjects, the various collected essays are interesting and original contributions to the growing scholarship on hockey." David J. Whitson, University of Alberta

ISBN: 9780773535985

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 380g

236 pages