{"product_id":"9781442661769","title":"Inheriting a Canoe Paddle: The Canoe in Discourses of English-Canadian Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf the canoe is a symbol of Canada, what kind of Canada does it symbolize? \u003cem\u003eInheriting a Canoe Paddle\u003c\/em\u003e looks at how the canoe has come to symbolize love of Canada for non-aboriginal Canadians and provides a critique of this identification’s unintended consequences for First Nations. Written with an engaging, personal style, it is both a scholarly examination and a personal reflection, delving into representations of canoes and canoeing in museum displays, historical re-enactments, travel narratives, the history of wilderness expeditions, artwork, film, and popular literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisao Dean opens the book with the story of inheriting her father’s canoe paddle and goes on to explore the canoe paddle as a national symbol – integral to historical tales of exploration and trade, central to Pierre Trudeau’s patriotism, and unique to Canadians wanting to distance themselves from British and American national myths. Throughout, \u003cem\u003eInheriting a Canoe Paddle\u003c\/em\u003e emphasizes the importance of self-consciously evaluating the meaning we give to canoes as objects and to canoeing as an activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181572702448,"sku":"9781442661769","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442661769_p0.jpg?v=1763811525","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442661769","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}