In Search of Canadian Political Culture

by Nelson Wiseman

What do we really mean by phrases such as “western Canadian political culture,” “the centrist political culture of Ontario,” “Red Toryism in the Maritimes,” or “Prairie socialism”? What historical, geographical, and sociological factors came into play as these cultures were forged? In this book, Nelson Wiseman addresses many such questions, offering new ways of conceiving Canadian political culture. The most thorough review of the national political ethos written in a generation, In Search of Canadian Political Culture offers a bottom-up, regional analysis that challenges how we think and write about Canada.

348 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Brendan Campisi · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you want a series of absolutely disjointed, English-Canadian-Boomer-centrist musings on Canadian politics, look no further. 2 stars because it occasionally describes something accurate.