{"product_id":"celebrating-canada-1","title":"Celebrating Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolidays are a key to helping us understand the transformation of national, regional, community and ethnic identities. In \u003ci\u003eCelebrating Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthew Hayday and Raymond Blake situate Canada in an international context as they examine the history and evolution of our national and\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprovincial holidays and annual celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eto\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethis volume examine such holidays as Dominion Day, Victoria Day, Quebec’s\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFête\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNationale\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand Canadian\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eThanksgiving\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e among many others. They also examine how Canadians celebrate the national days of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eother\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecountries (like the Fourth of July) and how Dominion Day was observed in the United Kingdom. Drawing heavily on primary source research, and theories of nationalism, identities and invented traditions\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eessays\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ein\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethis\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecollection\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edeepen our understanding of how these holidays have influenced the evolution\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eof Canadian identities\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228567916888,"sku":"9781442649804","price":80.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781442649804__67ac87984c7ec.jpg?v=1741135369","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/celebrating-canada-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}