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History Study & Teaching

Who Killed Canadian History Revised Edition

by (author) Jack Granatstein

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Study & Teaching, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780002008952
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

Canada is one of the few nations in the Western world that does not teach its history to its young people and to its new citizens. The result is a nation that does not understand and respect its past. J. L . Granatstein’s impassioned evaluation of the study. and teaching of Canadian history is even more relevant today than when it was first published nine years ago. The original edition of this slim but eloquent polemic caused a stir with its revelations that Canadian history had all but vanished from schools and universities in favour of trendy subjects and specialized social history.

Almost a decade later, however, nothing has been done, and even less Canadian history is taught today in most provinces. In this revised edition—updated with a new introduction and conclusion, and two new chapters—Granatstein once more addresses the question of who killed Canadian history and offers detailed suggestions for putting history back into the schools and the minds of Canadians.

About the author

JACK GRANATSTEIN served in the Canadian Army then taught Canadian history for thirty years. He is an Officer in the Order of Canada, is a Fellow of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, was Director and CEO of the Canadian War Museum, and writes on Canadian military history, foreign and defence policy, and public policy. Among his many publications are Broken Promises: A History of Conscription in Canada, Canada 1957–67, Canada’s War, The Generals, Canada’s Army, Who Killed Canadian History?, The Oxford Companion to Canadian Military History and The Greatest Victory: Canada’s Hundred Days, 1918.

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Editorial Reviews

"For anyone who cares about perpetuating the Canadian experience, this is an essential book." (Peter C. Newman, The Vancouver Sun)