The War Against Public Forgetfulness:Commemorating 1812 in Canada
In October 2011, the Government of Canada began a two-year, nation-wide celebration of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. The widely-criticized initiative returned the public eye to a traditional ‘interpretive tableau’ of war heroes, namely Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Charles de Salaberry and Laura Seco...
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| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2014-01-01
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| Series: | The London Journal of Canadian Studies |
| Online Access: | https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2014v29.005 |