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Undiplomatic history : the new study of Canada and the world / edited by Asa McKercher and Philip Van Huizen.

McKercher, Asa, (editor.). Van Huizen, Philip, 1978- (editor.).

Summary:

When the field of Canadian history underwent major shifts in the 1990s, international history became marginalized and the focus turned away from foreign affairs. Over the past decade, however, the study of Canada and the world has been revitalized. Undiplomatic History charts these changes, bringing together leading and emerging historians of Canadian international and transnational relations to take stock of recent developments and to outline the course of future research. Following global trends in the wider historiography, contributors explore new lenses of historical analysis - such as race, gender, political economy, identity, religion, and the environment - and emphasize the relevance of non-state actors, including scientists, athletes, students, and activists. The essays in this volume challenge old ways of thinking and showcase how an exciting new generation of historians are asking novel questions about Canadians' interactions with people and places beyond the country's borders. From human rights to the environment, and from medical internationalism to transnational feminism, Undiplomatic History maps out a path toward a vibrant and inclusive understanding of what constitutes Canadian foreign policy in an age of global connectivity.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773556942 (hardcover)
Physical Description: x, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Undiplomatic history: rethinking Canada and the world -- The politics of sanctuary: John Surratt, the Catholic church, and the US Civil War -- Making time: transnational networks and the establishment of standard time in Canada and beyond -- Rethinking religion's role in Canadian Transnational relations -- Natural security: Canada-US environmental diplomacy -- Spreading the gospel of natural birth: Canadian contributions to an international medical movement, 1945-1960 -- Jameel's journal: Jim Peters, anti-orientalism, and Arab decolonization in 1960s Canada -- International development and the state in question: liberal internationalism, the new left, and Canadian university service overseas in Tanzania, 1963-1977 -- Making global citizen? Canadian women at the World Conference of the International Women's Year, Mexico City 1975 -- Dancing into hearts and minds: Canadian ballet exchanges with the communist world, 1956-76 -- The elephant in the room: rethinking cruise missile testing and Pierre Trudeau's peace mission -- Cold War endings: the Canadian Peace Congress and the Transnational Peace Movement, 1977-91 -- Canadian corporate social irresponsibility: a history -- Legislating hate: Canada, the UN, and the push to ban hate propaganda, 1960-70.