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Author James, Matt, 1965-

Title Misrecognized materialists : social movements in Canadian constitutional politics / Matt James
Published Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 170 pages)
Contents Constitutional politics and the politics of respect: an introduction -- Searching for a forum: social movements at the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial relations -- Wartime: social esteem and social citizenship in the reconstruction debates -- The postwar identity emphasis: rights, universalism, and virtue -- Charter politics as materialist politics -- From Meech Lake to Charlottetown: symbolic power and visions of political community -- Conclusion: misrecognized materialists in Canadian constitutional politics
Summary Canada's history of intense constitutional debate is often depicted as a source of national embarrassment -- a diversion from more sensible endeavours. Misrecognized Materialists tells a different story. Beginning with the Rowell-Sirois hearings of the Great Depression and concluding with the national unity wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Matt James details how groups representing marginalized constituencies -- women, working-class people, and ethnocultural minorities -- were able to use the Canadian constitutional arena to pursue traditionally neglected aspirations and concerns. With concrete illustrations and case studies, James questions the common tendency to interpret recognition struggles as departures from traditional "materialist" priorities such as economic security and personal safety. Ultimately, he argues that such materialist priorities were and are, in fact, at the heart of the fight for recognition for many marginalized groups. A book with provocative implications for students and scholars of social movements and identity politics, Misrecognized Materialists offers a fresh and important perspective on Canada's constitutional struggles over civic symbolism and identity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-158) and index
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Subject Social movements -- Political aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Constitutional history -- Canada
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Public.
Constitutional history
Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Social movements -- Political aspects
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Canada
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780774855204
0774855207