Canada: Our Century: 100 Voices - 500 Visions

Kingwell, Mark; Moore, Christopher; Borins, Sara

ISBN 10: 0385258933 / ISBN 13: 9780385258937

Published by Doubleday of Canada, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Canada: Our Century: 100 Voices - 500 Visions
• Publisher: Doubleday of Canada
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385258933
• ISBN 13: 9780385258937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Profusely Illustrated
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
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Synopsis

A remarkable, beautifully designed photographic chronicle of Canada in the 20th century, full of unforgettable moments, some famous, some not, but all unique in their celebration of Canada in the last century.

Organized chronologically, the 500 images, accompanied by excerpts from some of the century's most important and provocative pieces of writing, reveal 20th-century life from a multitude of perspectives: politics, diplomacy, economics, arts, culture, thought, immigration, sports, religion, family life, urban development, and rural expansion.

About the Author

<b>Mark Kingwell</b> is the author of <i>Better Living: In Pursuit of Happiness from Plato to Prozac and Dreams of Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink</i>. He is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and a contributing editor for <i>Saturday Night, Shift</i>, and <i>Descant </i>magazines.<br><br><b>Christopher Moore</b> is a distinguished historian and writer who specializes in presenting history to general audiences. He is the author of <i>Louisburg Portraits</i>, winner of the Governor General's Award for non-fiction. He is also one of the co-authors <i>of The Illustrated History of Canada,</i> and a co-author of the bestselling <i>Story of Canada</i>. Moore has also written numerous historical articles, radio documentaries and film scri