Table of Contents

Preface

1. Introduction
2. The Context of Canadian Political Thought

Part 1: Defining a Nation

3. The Colonial Legacy

Toryism
British Liberalism and Constitutionalism

4. The Challenge of Neighbourliness: The United States

Jacksonian Liberalism and the Free Market
The Idea of "Sovereignty" in Canadian Political Thought

Part 2: Social Justice

5. Understanding the Culture of Social Justice

The Fragment Theory
The Role of Religion

6. Radical Political Thought

The Left
Other Forms of Radicalism

Part 3: Culture and Accommodation

7. French-Canadian Nationalism

The Church in Lower Canada
Early Liberalism in French Canada
Ultramontanism
Neo-nationalism and Social Radicalism

8. Minority Rights and Multiculturalism: Two Narratives

Minority Rights: The Recognition of "Deep Diversity"
Multiculturalism: The Primacy of Formal Equality

9. In History and in Myth

Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

A serious, measured, and encyclopaedic presentation of Canadian political ideas from their beginnings: this book is indispensable. -- Janet Ajzenstat, McMaster University Political Thought in Canada is a thoughtful and engaging book on Canadian political thought, broadly understood. It contains a wealth of rich, detailed arguments on theorists and traditions, set within their political and intellectual context. Fierlbeck demonstrates throughout the text how to connect philosophy with the political and intellectual world. -- Margaret Moore, Queen's University

About the Author

Katherine Fierlbeck is the McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, with a cross-appointment as professor of Community Health and Epidemiology.

Reviews

Political Thought in Canada is a thoughtful and engaging book on Canadian political thought, broadly understood. It contains a wealth of rich, detailed arguments on theorists and traditions, set within their political and intellectual context. Fierlbeck demonstrates throughout the text how to connect philosophy with the political and intellectual world.--Margaret Moore, Queen's University
A serious, measured, and encyclopaedic presentation of Canadian political ideas from their beginnings: this book is indispensable.--Janet Ajzenstat, McMaster University