The force of culture : Vincent Massey and Canadian sovereignty /

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"A misunderstood and sometimes maligned figure, Vincent Massey was one of Canada's most influential cultural policy-makers and art patrons. Best known as Canada's first native-born governor general, he chaired the landmark Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Finlay, Karen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Massey, Vincent, > 1887-1967.
1900-1999
Nationalism > Canada.
Arts > Canada.
Nationalisme > Canada.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
Arts.
Civilization.
Nationalism.
Canada > Civilization > 20th century.
Canada > Civilisation > 20e siècle.
Canada.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Character, citizenship, and culture : Massey's "other Canada"
  • A Methodist educator, 1908-1921
  • A national platform for education, 1920-1926
  • Becoming "art-minded", 1902-1930
  • Nationalizing the arts, 1922-1935
  • The state and the arts : British models, 1935-1946
  • Arm's length : culture, the state, and Canadian sovereignty, 1946-1951
  • The force of culture.

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