War and peace and paper cranes -- Pax Britannica and the white man's burden: the African exploits of William Stairs -- From war to war to war: the battles of Tommy Burns -- Pearson, Endicott, and the Cold War: peacekeeping as passive revolution -- Peacekeeping and the monster of Imperialism -- 'The decade of darkness': peacekeeping at a crossroads -- Yellow ribbons and Indian country: new warriors on the march -- Military fantasylands and the gated peaceable kingdom.
Summary:
"Once known for peacekeeping, Canada is becoming a militarized nation whose apostles - the New Warriors - are fighting to shift public opinion. New Warrior zealots seek to transform postwar Canada's central myth-symbols. Peaceable kingdom. Just society. Multicultural tolerance. Reasoned public debate. Their replacements? A warrior nation. Authoritarian leadership. Permanent political polarization.
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