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History World War I

Bare and Impolitic Right

Internment and Ukrainian-Canadian Redress

by (author) Bohdan S. Kordan & Craig Mahovsky

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2004
Category
World War I
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773571822
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $95.00

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When must a current government attempt to come to terms with the wrongs of governments long past? In A Bare and Impolitic Right Bohdan Kordan and Craig Mahovsky examine the internment of Ukrainian Canadians during the Great War and explore the political, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of redress. Situating the campaign for Ukrainian-Canadian redress within a wider discussion on political leadership and transitional justice, the authors argue that, by reaffirming the values that are central to a rule-based society, symbolic redress might not only play an important role in reconciling the past with present and future generations but also aid the country to reconnect with those foundational traditions that inform Canadian political culture.

About the authors

Bohdan S. Kordan is professor of political studies and director of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage at St Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, and author of Enemy Aliens, Prisoners of War: Internment in Canada during the Great War.

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